gerrymandering
/ˈdʒɛ.ɹiˌmæn.də.ɹɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party.
Uncountable
verb
present participle and gerund of gerrymander
verb
present participle and gerund of Gerrymander
Example Sentences
- ""I joined the Congressman in fighting back against the Tennessee General Assembly's racist gerrymandering that will erase the voices of Black and brown voters in Nashville. […] Kent Syler, a professor of political science at Middle Tennessee State University, told Newsweek in an interview Tuesday evening that the "aggressive" gerrymandering will make it "very, very difficult" for Democrats to hold the seat in the 2022 midterms."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós Proto-Germanic *gaizaz Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁-t- Proto-Germanic *wulþǭder.? Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Indo-European *wélH-dʰe-tider. Proto-Indo-European *we-wólH-dʰe-ti? Proto-Germanic *waldanąder. Proto-Germanic *waldaz Proto-Germanic *Gaizawaldaz Frankish *Gaiʀawaldbor. Old French Geraldbor. English Gerald ▲ Proto-Germanic *gaizaz Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī) Frankish *Gaiʀahardbor. Old French Gerartder. Middle English Gerard English Gerard Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Gerry Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα (salamándra)bor. Latin salamandra Anglo-Norman salamandrebor. Middle English salamandre English salamander blend English gerrymander English -ing English gerrymandering From gerrymander + -ing.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdʒɛ.ɹiˌmæn.də.ɹɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈdʒɛ.ɹiˌmæn.də.ɹɪŋ/