- gerrymandering ger·ry·man·der·ing n
- [ˌdʒɛrɪ'mændərɪŋ]
alterazione del confine dei distretti elettorali che avvantaggia un solo partito
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
gerrymandering ger·ry·man·der·ing n
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gerrymandering — ger|ry|man|der|ing [ dʒeri,mændərıŋ ] noun uncount the process of dividing a region in which people vote in a way that gives one political group an unfair advantage ╾ ger|ry|man|der verb transitive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gerrymandering — ger|ry|man|der|ing [ˈdʒerimændərıŋ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Elbridge Gerry (1744 1818), US politician + salamander; because a voting area he made to help his own party win an election was said to be shaped like a salamander] when… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gerrymander — ger·ry·man·der (jĕr’ē măn′dər, gĕr’ ) tr.v. ger·ry·man·dered, ger·ry·man·der·ing, ger·ry·man·ders ▸ To divide (a geographic area) into voting districts in a way that gives one party an unfair advantage in elections. n. 1) The act, process, or an… … Word Histories
gerrymander — ger·ry·man·der 1 / jer ē ˌman dəralso and originally ger ē / n [Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814) + sala mander; from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry s governorship of Massachusetts] 1: the act or method of gerrymandering 2: a… … Law dictionary
