gerrymander

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

Roots

gerrygerry- · Eponym · Elbridge Gerry salamandra-mander · Greek · salamander

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The word gerrymander breaks down into 2 roots of Eponym and Greek origin: gerry-, from Eponym gerry (“Elbridge Gerry”); and -mander, from Greek salamandra (“salamander”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.