verb🔗ShareTo divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election."The political party was accused of gerrymandering the state by redrawing district lines to concentrate their opponents' voters into just a few districts, ensuring they win most of the elections. "politicsgovernmentgeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(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."politicsgovernmentlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party."The school board was accused of gerrymandering the attendance zones to ensure their preferred candidates would win the next election. "politicsgovernmentnationstatelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
