Friday, October 27, 2006

gerrymander /`jĕr.ēē.măn.dur/
transitive verb: To divide an area into different voting divisions to give the advantage to a certain party.
noun: The act of gerrymandering or a voting area tampered by gerrymandering.
[after Elbridge Gerry + salamander, from the shape of a Massachusetts gerrymander]

noun: gerrymanderer