gerrymander Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)
  2. verb divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts

WordNet

Ger`ry*man"der transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Gerrymandered ; present participle & verbal noun Gerrymandering
Definitions
  1. To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view to give a political party an advantage over its opponent. Political Cant, U. S. ✍ This was done in Massachusetts at a time when Elbridge Gerry was governor, and was attributed to his influence, hence the name; though it is now known that he was opposed to the measure. Bartlett.

Webster 1913