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The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party.
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Gerrymandering — (pronúnciese Yerrimándering) es un controvertido modo de redistribuir las circunscripciones electorales de un territorio para obtener ventaja, en especial en los lugares en los que se utiliza el sistema electoral mayoritario. El gerrymandering… … Enciclopedia Universal
gerrymandering — v. Apportioning legislative districts in a way calculated to give an undue advantage to a political party, by concentrating its members or separating those of another party from one another; implies lines drawn in an otherwise illogical way.… … Law dictionary
gerrymandering — UK [ˈdʒeriˌmændərɪŋ] US noun [uncountable] the process of dividing a region in which people vote in a way that gives one political group an unfair advantage Thesaurus: votes and the process or act of votinghyponym Derived Word: gerrymander … Useful english dictionary
Gerrymandering — Jerrymander redirects here. Jerrymander may also refer to the arachnid known as Solifugae. For the 2010 documentary film, see Gerrymandering (film). Part of the Politics series … Wikipedia
Gerrymandering — El origen del término está en esta caricatura política elaborado por Gilbert Stuart en 1812. El nombre de la caricatura es The Gerrymander, juego de palabras con el apellido del gobernador de Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry y salamander (en inglés … Wikipedia Español
Gerrymandering — Satirische Darstellung der Wahlbezirke Massachusetts aus dem Jahr 1812 Gerrymandering [ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪmændəɹɪŋ], ein Begriff der Politikwissenschaft, ist die absichtliche, dem Stimmgewinn dienende Manipulation der Grenzen von Wahlkreisen bei einem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gerrymandering — Note : cet article se préoccupe plus particulièrement de la politique aux États Unis et au Canada. Lire l article découpage électoral pour une vue internationale du sujet. Le gerrymandering est un terme politique nord américain pour désigner … Wikipédia en Français
gerrymandering — Drawing of electoral district lines in a way that gives advantage to a particular political party. The practice is named after Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry, who submitted to the state senate a redistricting plan that would have concentrated… … Universalium
gerrymandering — [[t]ʤe̱rimæ̱ndərɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Gerrymandering is the act of altering political boundaries in order to give an unfair advantage to one political party or group of people. With the help of skilful gerrymandering, the Party has… … English dictionary
Gerrymandering — Gerrymander Ger ry*man der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gerrymandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gerrymandering}.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gerrymandering — UK [ˈdʒerɪˌmændərɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] the process of dividing a region in which people vote in a way that gives one political group an unfair advantage Derived word: gerrymander verb transitive Word forms gerrymander : present tense… … English dictionary
