1. describing electoral districts that have been manipulated or redrawn to favor a particular political party or group
Usage: political term

Examples

• The gerrymandered district stretched across three counties in an unusual shape.
• Voters complained that the gerrymandered boundaries diluted their political influence.
• The court ruled that the gerrymandered map violated voting rights.
• Critics argued the gerrymandered districts were designed to protect incumbents.
• The oddly shaped, gerrymandered constituency was nicknamed ‘the salamander district.’
• Reform groups pushed for independent commissions to prevent gerrymandered maps.