GERRYMANDERING

Meaning of GERRYMANDERING in English

n. disputable approach of dividing a voting district in a discriminatory manner (for the benefit of a particular candidate); changing the borders of a distric in order to increase the number of people within that district who will vote for a particular party or person

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GERRYMANDERING — Drawing of electoral district lines in a way that gives advantage to a particular political party. The practice is named …
Английский словарь Британика
GERRYMANDERING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gerrymander
Английский словарь Webster
GERRYMANDERING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Gerrymander
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GERRYMANDERING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of gerrymander.
Webster English vocab
GERRYMANDERING — noun manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class. → gerrymander
Concise Oxford English vocab
GERRYMANDERING — in U.S. politics, drawing the boundaries of electoral districts in a way that gives one party an unfair advantage over …
Britannica English vocabulary
GERRYMANDERING — ➡ gerrymander
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GERRYMANDERING — ger ‧ ry ‧ man ‧ der ‧ ing /ˈdʒerimænd ə rɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GERRYMANDERING — Gerrymandering is the act of altering political boundaries in order to give an unfair advantage to one political party or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GERRYMANDERING — Gerrymandering is the act of altering political boundaries in order to give an unfair advantage to one political party or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GERRYMANDERING — [noun] [U] - the giving of an unfair electoral advantage to one political party by measures which increase the number …
Cambridge English vocab
GERRYMANDERING — n. Drawing of electoral district lines in a way that gives advantage to a particular political party. The practice is …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GERRYMANDERING — Synonyms and related words : ballot-box stuffing, bunco, cardsharping, cheat, cheating, cozenage, diddle, diddling, dishonesty, dodge, fishy transaction, flam, flimflam, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GERRYMANDERING — 1) «избирательная география», «джерримэндеринг» (перекройка избирательных округов с целью обеспечения результатов выборов, угодных данной партии) 2) манипулирование фактами, доводами с целью …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
GERRYMANDERING — полит "джерримандер" Махинации с избирательными округами. Создание неравных избирательных округов или дополнительных округов под "своих" избирателей для обеспечения победы той или иной …
GERRYMANDERING — полит. "джерримандер" Махинации с избирательными округами. Создание неравных избирательных округов или дополнительных округов под "своих" избирателей для обеспечения победы той …
AFFIRMATIVE GERRYMANDERING — полит позитивный джерримандеринг Создание избирательных округов [gerrymandering] при их перераспределении [redistricting] таким образом, чтобы представители этнических меньшинств имели большие шансы победить на …
AFFIRMATIVE GERRYMANDERING — полит. позитивный джерримандеринг Создание избирательных округов [gerrymandering] при их перераспределении [redistricting] таким образом, чтобы представители этнических меньшинств имели большие шансы …
LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT — or legislative delimitation Process by which representation is distributed among the constituencies of a representative assembly. In ancient Athens, every …
Английский словарь Британика
GERRY, ELBRIDGE — born July 17, 1744, Marblehead, Mass. died Nov. 23, 1814, Washington, D.C., U.S. U.S. statesman. An early advocate of independence, …
Английский словарь Британика
GERRYMANDER — I. ˈjerēˌmandə(r), -riˌm-, -maan-, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ also ˈge- or ˌge-; the “G” in the surname “Gerry” is pronounced g noun ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GERRYMANDER — I. ˈjer-ē-ˌman-dər, also ˈger-; orig ˈger- noun Etymology: Elbridge Gerry + sala mander; from the shape of an election district …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GERRYMANDER — [ger.ry.man.der] n [Elbridge Gerry + salamander; fr. the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's governorship of Mass.] (1812) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT — also called legislative delimitation process by which representation is distributed among the constituencies of a representative assembly. The use of …
Britannica English vocabulary
GERRY, ELBRIDGE — born July 17, 1744, Marblehead, Mass., U.S. died Nov. 23, 1814, Washington, D.C. Elbridge Gerry, detail of an oil painting …
Britannica English vocabulary
GERRYMANDER — gerrymander BrE AmE ˈdʒer i mænd ə ˌ••ˈ•• AmE \ - ə r ▷ gerrymander|ed d ▷ gerrymandering ˈdʒer i …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JERRYMANDERING — jer·ry·man·der , jer·ry·man·der·ing = gerrymander , gerrymandering
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GERRYMANDER — See main entry: ↑ gerrymandering
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT — or legislative delimitation Process by which representation is distributed among the constituencies of a representative assembly. In ancient Athens, every …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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