Gerrymander - Law Dictionary Search Results
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gerrymander [Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) + salamander; from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's governorship of Massachusetts] 1 : the act or method of gerrymandering 2 : a district or pattern of districts varying greatly in size or population as a result of gerrymandering vt -dered -der·ing 1 : to divide (a territorial unit) into election districts to give one political party an electoral majority in a large number of districts while concentrating the voting strength of the opposition in as few districts as possible 2 : to divide (an area) into political units to give special advantages to one group [ a school district] ...
Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering, it is an American expression which has taken root in the English language, meaning to arrange election districts so as to give an unfair advantage to the party in power by means of a redistribution act or to manipulate constituencies generally, State of M.P. v. Devilal, AIR 1986 SC 434 (439): (1986) 1 SCC 657: (1985) Supp 3 SCR 894.The practice of dividing a geograplical area auto electoral districts, often of highly irregular shape, to give one political party an unfair advantage by diluting the oppositions voting strength, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn...
Gerrymander
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...
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