gerrymander
gerrymander
[ˈdʒɛrɪˌmandə]
(Brit. 英 亦作 jerrymander)
verb
gerrymanderer
noun
语源
[ˈdʒɛrɪˌmandə]
(Brit. 英 亦作 jerrymander)
verb
- [with obj.][often as noun gerrymandering]manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class
（为助某政党或阶级）对选区重新划分
■achieve (a result) by such manipulation
靠重划选区获得（某种结果）
a total freedom to gerrymander the results they want.
重划选区以获得所求结果的绝对自由权。
- an instance of such a practice
对选区重新划分以获利的行为
gerrymanderer
noun
语源
- early 19th cent.: from the name of Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts + salamander, from the supposed similarity between a salamander and the shape of a new voting district on a map drawn when he was in office (1812), the creation of which was felt to favour his party; the map (with claws, wings, and fangs added)，was published in the Boston Weekly Messenger, with the title The Gerry-Mander
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