Gerrymander word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "gerrymander" word

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

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\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 advantage over its opponent. [Political Cant, U. S.] Note: 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.

Related terms: angle, borough, caucus, close borough, congressional district, contrive, election district, engineer, finagle, gerrymandered district, intrigue, jockey, machinate, maneuver, manipulate, play games, plot, pocket borough, politicize, precinct, pull strings, rotten borough, safe district, scheme, silk-stocking district, single-member district, swing district, wangle, ward

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Let's analyse "gerrymander" as pure text. This string has Eleven letters in Four syllables and Three vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 27.3% of vowels is 11.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: REDNAMYRREG. Average typing speed for these characters is 2975 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --. . .-. .-. -.-- -- .- -. -.. . .-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: gerrymander: 5 + 1 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 (or 9 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: gerrymander: 7 + 5 + 9 + 9 + 7 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 9 = 65, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
R (3)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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