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-mander en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, in-compounds) Combining form of gerrymander.
    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:

Forms

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-manders Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
-mandered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
-mandered Tense=Past lexicographic
-mandering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic