verb🔗ShareWahlbezirke so zuschneiden, dass eine Partei ungerechtfertigt bevorzugt wirdTo divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election."The school board gerrymandered the district lines to ensure their preferred candidate would win the election. "Der Schulrat schnitt die Wahlbezirke so zu, dass ihr bevorzugter Kandidat die Wahl gewinnen würde.politicsgovernmentlawstategeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIn unfairem Weise Wahlbezirke zuschneiden(by extension) To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain."The superintendent helped gerrymander the school district lines in order to keep the children of the wealthy gated community in the better school all the way across town."Der Leiter half dabei, die Schulbezirkslinien in unfairer Weise zuzuschneiden, um die Kinder der wohlhabenden Wohnanlage in der besseren Schule am anderen Ende der Stadt zu halten.politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading