gerrymandering

See also: Gerrymandering

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós

Proto-Germanic *gaizaz

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁-t-

Proto-Germanic *wulþǭder.?

Proto-Indo-European *welH-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wélH-dʰe-tider.

Proto-Indo-European *we-wólH-dʰe-ti?

Proto-Germanic *waldanąder.

Proto-Germanic *waldaz

Proto-Germanic *Gaizawaldaz

Frankish *Gaiʀawaldbor.

Old French Geraldbor.

English Gerald

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Proto-Germanic *gaizaz

Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ

Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.?

Proto-Germanic *harduz

Proto-Indo-European *-yos

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Germanic *-jaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ī

Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī)

Frankish *Gaiʀahardbor.

Old French Gerartder.

Middle English Gerard

English Gerard

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English Gerry

Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα (salamándra)bor.

Latin salamandra

Anglo-Norman salamandrebor.

Middle English salamandre

English salamander

blend

English gerrymander

English -ing

English gerrymandering

From gerrymander + -ing.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛ.ɹiˌmæn.də.ɹɪŋ/, (rare) /ˈɡɛ-/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -ɛɹimændəɹɪŋ
Hyphenation: ger‧ry‧man‧der‧ing

Noun

gerrymandering (usually uncountable, plural gerrymanderings)

(politics) The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party.
- 2022 January 25, Andrew Stanton, “Jim Cooper Calls Out ‘Gerrymandering’ of Tennessee District, Will Not Seek Re-Election”, in Newsweek‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 April 2022:
  "I joined the Congressman in fighting back against the Tennessee General Assembly's racist gerrymandering that will erase the voices of Black and brown voters in Nashville. […] Kent Syler, a professor of political science at Middle Tennessee State University, told Newsweek in an interview Tuesday evening that the "aggressive" gerrymandering will make it "very, very difficult" for Democrats to hold the seat in the 2022 midterms.

Translations

redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party — see gerrymander

Verb