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gerrymandering

By Grace Fleming, About.com

Definition: The act of establishing new boundaries for a district in order to favor a political party.
Pronunciation: JARE-ee-man-der-ing
Common Misspellings: jerrymandering
Examples:
The Republican party was accused of gerrymandering to get more votes in Texas.

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