Gerrymandering

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gerrymander \Ger`ry*man"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Gerrymandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gerrymandering}.]
     To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of
     representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view
     to give a political party an advantage over its opponent.
     [Political Cant, U. S.]


     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This was done in Massachusetts at a time when Elbridge
           Gerry was governor, and was attributed to his
           influence, hence the name; though it is now known that
           he was opposed to the measure. --Bartlett.
           [1913 Webster]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "gerrymandering":
     ballot-box stuffing, bunco, cardsharping, cheat, cheating,
     cozenage, diddle, diddling, dishonesty, dodge, fishy transaction,
     flam, flimflam, fraud, fraudulence, fraudulency, graft, grift, gyp,
     gyp joint, illicit business, imposition, imposture, racket, scam,
     swindle