Bjelkemander

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Etymology[edit]

Blend of Bjelke +‎ gerrymander, named after Australian politician Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

Proper noun[edit]

Bjelkemander

  1. (Australian politics) The intentional malapportionment of votes in Queensland in the 1970s and 1980s.