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gerrymander

verbCommon GRE wordMore G words

to manipulate the boundaries of voting districts for unfair political advantage

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The ruling party gerrymandered the districts so that its rivals could never win a majority.

Synonyms
manipulaterigdistort
Antonyms

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The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Gerrymander (verb) means to manipulate the boundaries of voting districts for unfair political advantage
Here is gerrymander used in an example sentence: "The ruling party gerrymandered the districts so that its rivals could never win a majority."
Common synonyms for gerrymander include manipulate, rig, distort.
Gerrymander is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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