how to pronounce gerrymander

/ˈdʒɛɹiːˌmændɚ/

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An example use of gerrymander in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… partisan gerrymander here's that map …”

meanings of gerrymander

verb:

To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain.
To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.

noun:

The act of gerrymandering.
A voting district skewed by gerrymandering.

gerrymander frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word gerrymander occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics gerrymander can be related to

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