as in to manipulate
to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage
gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority
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Recent Examples of gerrymander
Yes, but: The Ohio Supreme Court repeatedly ruled in 2022 that the commission's maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Republicans.
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Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
The 2nd District became the center of a long-running legal battle after a federal court ruled the state had illegally gerrymandered the district to weaken the power of Black voters, who make up roughly a quarter of the state’s population.
—Brandon Conradis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
While North Carolina’s state legislature aggressively gerrymandered their new map in favor of Republicans, New York’s state legislature left their lines mostly unchanged, making tweaks that only minorly benefit Democrats.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The Ohio Supreme Court repeatedly ruled in 2022 its redrawn maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Republicans.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
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Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
The 2nd District became the center of a long-running legal battle after a federal court ruled the state had illegally gerrymandered the district to weaken the power of Black voters, who make up roughly a quarter of the state’s population.
—Brandon Conradis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
While North Carolina’s state legislature aggressively gerrymandered their new map in favor of Republicans, New York’s state legislature left their lines mostly unchanged, making tweaks that only minorly benefit Democrats.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The Ohio Supreme Court repeatedly ruled in 2022 its redrawn maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Republicans.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gerrymander
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But they had been manipulated by homeowners and businesses, and used to block all kinds of new construction.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Editing concerns truly manipulating an image, making changes to particular areas, and adding content like text, shapes, or other images on top of the original.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
2 Mar. 2025
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Three years later, Ade arranged a romantic trip to Italy for the couple with the intention of asking Houston to be his wife.—
Megan Pinckney Rutherford,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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And with its intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, arranging, connecting and customizing elements has never been easier.—
Carly Schnurr,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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During the meeting, Trump berated Zelensky, accusing him of insufficient gratitude for U.S. military support and pressuring him to negotiate a peace deal with Russia under terms dictated by the Trump administration.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Merz won’t take over as chancellor until after his conservative party has negotiated the formation of a new government with the social democrats—a process that could take weeks if not months.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Trump pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who spent eight years in prison on multiple corruption charges, including scheming to sell a vacant Senate seat.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Throughout the 26-day game, players will build shelter, survive with meager food and hunt their own, compete in exhausting challenges and be forced to scheme and backstab to vote out other players.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Ethical and Business Risk of Algorithmic Appetite Control The question isn’t whether AI can engineer stronger cravings.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The prior administration's policy of trying to engineer gender ideology into every aspect of public life is over.—
Dr. Allia Vaez,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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