Playmander

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Etymology

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Blend of Playford +‎ gerrymander. Thomas Playford IV governed for most of the period that the Playmander was in place.

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Playmander

  1. (historical, Australian politics) A system of electoral overrepresentation of rural areas in South Australia from 1936 to 1968, benefitting the Liberal and Country League.