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-mander en · VERB
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(form-of, in-compounds) Combining form of gerrymander.
"Texas wasn't just gerry-mandered," The New York Times said in [ a 2003 ] editorial . . . . "It was Hammer-mandered."
2005, Allan J. Cigler, Burdett A. Loomis, American Politics, page 384:Playing on his opponent's name, he contended that he had not been "Gerry-mandered" out of Congress, but "Henry-mandered" out, because Gustavus Henry had introduced the redistricting resolution in the legislature.
1968, Lately Thomas, The First President Johnson, page 85:this legislation was gerrymandered, or Sylvester-mandered or Barrett-mandered.
1980, Díosbóireachtaí Párlaiminte: Tuairisc Oifigiúil, volume 322, page 821:Of the many alternatives to gerrymandering, co-mandering is presented here as the potentially fairest way of drawing lines in space to regulate its use.
2020, Peter Marcuse, “From Gerrymandering to Co-Mandering: Redrawing the Lines”, in Andrea Kahn, Carol J. Burns, editor, Site Matters:Howard's win, some observers noted, was particularly significant since it came in one of the "Tommy-mandered" districts drawn by the House in 2003 to guarantee a Republican win.
2010, Patrick L. Cox, Michael Phillips, The House Will Come To Order:
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