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No one likes the Electoral College, expect perhaps those who were elected because of it. No one likes gerrymandering, except those doing the gerrymandering. No one likes the filibuster, except those doing the filibustering.
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Meaning of "gerrymandering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GERRYMANDERING

gerrymandering  [ˌdʒɛrɪˈmændərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GERRYMANDERING

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Gerrymandering is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GERRYMANDERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gerrymandering

In the process of setting electoral districts, gerrymandering is a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries to create partisan advantaged districts. The resulting district apportionment is known as a gerrymander; however, that word can also refer to the process. When used to allege that a given party is gaining disproportionate power, the term gerrymandering has negative connotations. In addition to its use achieving desired electoral results for a particular party, gerrymandering may be used to help or hinder a particular demographic, such as a political, ethnic, racial, linguistic, religious, or class group, such as in U.S. federal voting district boundaries that produce a majority of constituents representative of African-American or other racial minorities, known as "majority-minority districts."...

Definition of gerrymandering in the English dictionary

The definition of gerrymandering in the dictionary is an act or result of dividing the constituencies of a voting area so as to give one party an unfair advantage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GERRYMANDERING


bewildering
bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ
blundering
ˈblʌndərɪŋ
bouldering
ˈbəʊldərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
hindering
ˈhɪndərɪŋ
laundering
ˈlɔːndərɪŋ
maundering
ˈmɔːndərɪŋ
meandering
mɪˈændərɪŋ
ordering
ˈɔːdərɪŋ
philandering
fɪˈlændərɪŋ
powdering
ˈpaʊdərɪŋ
rendering
ˈrɛndərɪŋ
shuddering
ˈʃʌdərɪŋ
smoldering
ˈsməʊldərɪŋ
smouldering
ˈsməʊldərɪŋ
tendering
ˈtɛndərɪŋ
thundering
ˈθʌndərɪŋ
unwandering
ʌnˈwɒndərɪŋ
wandering
ˈwɒndərɪŋ
wondering
ˈwʌndərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GERRYMANDERING

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gerontophobia
geropiga
gerrymander
gerrymanderer
Gers
Gershwin
gert
gertcha
gerund
Gerunda
gerundial
gerundival
gerundive
gerundively

WORDS THAT END LIKE GERRYMANDERING

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empowering
engineering
fingering
flattering
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hovering
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offering
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Synonyms and antonyms of gerrymandering in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gerrymandering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GERRYMANDERING

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The translations of gerrymandering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gerrymandering» in English.

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霸位
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gerrymandering
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gerrymandering
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gerrymandering
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الغش
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махинации
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gerrymandering
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gerrymandering
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charcutage électoral
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Gerrymandering
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Wahlkreisschiebungen
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gerrymandering
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gerrymandering
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Gerrymandering
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gerrymandering
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gerrymandering
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गियरमेलॅरिअरिंग
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gerrymandering
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brogli
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gerrymandering
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махінації
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gerrymandering
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gerrymandering
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Translator English - Afrikaans

afbakeningsgeknoeiery
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

gerrymande
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

gerrymandering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gerrymandering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GERRYMANDERING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gerrymandering

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QUOTES WITH «GERRYMANDERING»

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Kevin Bleyer
No one likes the Electoral College, expect perhaps those who were elected because of it. No one likes gerrymandering, except those doing the gerrymandering. No one likes the filibuster, except those doing the filibustering.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GERRYMANDERING»

Discover the use of gerrymandering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gerrymandering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Political Gerrymandering and the Courts
"Specialists in election law and politics will want to buy and absorb this book. I know of no better survey of the meaning and intention of the Court in Bandemer and the constitutional terrain it has shaped for redistricting in the 90s.
Bernard Grofman, 2003
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The Appearance of Equality: Racial Gerrymandering, ...
An examination of the language of law in the area of political representation, this book considers the development and recognition of group claims brought pursuant to the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause in Supreme Court ...
Christopher M. Burke, 1999
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The Paradox of Representation: Racial Gerrymandering and ...
The findings of this timely book will be of considerable interest not just to academics, but to policymakers, journalists, consultants, and all those interested in how America's democratic institutions can best be designed to protect ...
David Lublin, 1999
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American Government and Politics Today: The Essentials 2009 ...
Although the general issue of apportionment has been dealt with fairly successfully by the one person, one vote principle, the gerrymandering issue has not yet been resolved. This term refers to the legislative-boundary-drawing tactics that ...
Barbara Bardes, Mack Shelley, Steffen Schmidt, 2008
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Social Problems, Law, and Society
Ontological. Gerrymandering. THE. ANATOMY. OF. SOCIAL. PROBLEMS. EXPLANATIONS. Steve Woolgar and Dorothy Pawluch In this paper we examine a body of recent contributions to the study of social problems which adopt a ...
Angela Kathryn Stout, Richard Alan Dello Buono, William J. Chambliss, 2004
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Mathematics and Democracy: Recent Advances in Voting Systems ...
The Sunfish Against the Octopus: Opposing Compactness to Gerrymandering Nicola Apollonio1, Ronald I. Becker2, Isabella Lari1, Federica Ricca3, Bruno Simeone1 1 Dip. Statistica, Probabilità e Statistiche Applicate, Università di Roma “La ...
Bruno Simeone, Friedrich Pukelsheim, 2007
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Race, Voting, Redistricting, and the Constitution: Sources ...
In sum, in both the gerrymandering cases and the reapportionment cases the Court has shown increased concern for the value of minority representation.*1 In the gerrymandering cases, its concern is explicit, but the burden of proof on ...
Marsha Jean Tyson Darling, 2001
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Texas Politics Today 2009-2010
Gerrymandering is also used to protect the “right kind” of incumbents, those who support the legislative leadership or the agenda of powerful special interests. Although the federal courts prohibit racial gerrymandering, they are reluctant to ...
William Maxwell, Ernest Crain, Adolfo Santos, 2009
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Spirituality in Social Work Practice
An example can be found in what the majority opinion called religious gerrymandering (Lukumi p. 2,227), but the author shall refer to this as spiritual gerrymandering, which is the metaphysical analogy to political gerrymandering ( political ...
Ronald K. Bullis, 1996
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Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American ...
Since the nation’s founding, the strategic manipulation of congressional districts has influenced American politics and public policy
Erik J. Engstrom, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GERRYMANDERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gerrymandering is used in the context of the following news items.
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Another Victory for Fair Elections: Florida Supreme Court Says No …
Another Victory for Fair Elections: Florida Supreme Court Says No More Gerrymandering. — July 12, 2015. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. «Ring of Fire, Jul 15»
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Auchtoon: Republicans, Democrats and gerrymandering
It perfectly expresses Democrat posturing on the gerrymandering issue: It's not that they don't want to gerrymander like the Republicans — it's ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
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Lawmakers must heed Fair District obligations: Editorial
Gerrymandering doesn't have to be the instrument of voting rights. The high court majority agreed with last year's trial court finding that ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Florida Supreme Court Rejects Republican Gerrymandering, Orders …
This decision marks a groundbreaking vindication of the Fair Districts Amendment, passed by Florida voters in 2010 to stop gerrymandering. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
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NC House bill fights gerrymandering
The court ruled that nonpartisan commissions rather than legislatures can map voting districts, which could reduce gerrymandering. «The Daily Tar Heel, Jul 15»
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What Is Gerrymandering? How Partisan Redistricting Can Help Or …
The practice of “gerrymandering” has been with us ever since, though recent efforts by citizen referendums have began to curb the power of ... «Latin Times, Jul 15»
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Lunch with the League focuses on gerrymandering
Redistricting by the sitting legislature is frequently accompanied by gerrymandering, or the drawing of district lines to protect incumbents' seats, ... «News Dispatch, Jul 15»
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COMMENTARY: Stop partisan gerrymandering
I was delighted to see the U.S. Supreme Court back up my effort to end partisan gerrymandering with their decision in an Arizona case to ... «International Falls Journal, Jul 15»
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Leubsdorf: Supreme Court ruling likely to have little impact on …
... Arizona voters holds the potential of reducing the rampant gerrymandering that has virtually guaranteed a Republican-controlled U.S. House ... «Greeley Tribune, Jul 15»
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WI GOP Called Out for Gerrymandering
MADISON, Wis. (CN) - Wisconsin Republicans can thank "one of the worst partisan gerrymanders in American history" for their continued ... «Courthouse News Service, Jul 15»

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