1. to divide voting districts unfairly to give one political party an advantage
Usage: political term

1. unfairly drawn voting districts that give one political party an advantage
Usage: political term; plural form

Examples

• The ruling party gerrymanders the districts to ensure victory.
• Critics accused the legislature of creating obvious gerrymanders.
• The court ruled that the state illegally gerrymanders its congressional map.
• These gerrymanders make it nearly impossible for the opposition to win.
• The commission was formed to prevent anyone from gerrymandering the boundaries.
• Voters complained about the strange shapes of the gerrymanders in their county.