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-mander
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Verb
en gerrymander.
en 1968 The First President Johnson Lately Thomas 85 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.
en 1980 Díosbóireachtaí Párlaiminte: Tuairisc Oifigiúil 821 322 this legislation was gerrymandered, or Sylvester-mandered or Barrett-mandered.
en 2005 American Politics Allan J. Cigler, Burdett A. Loomis 384 "Texas wasn't just gerry-mandered," The New York Times said in [ a 2003 ] editorial . . . . "It was Hammer-mandered."
en 2010 The House Will Come To Order Patrick L. Cox, Michael Phillips 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.
en 2020 From Gerrymandering to Co-Mandering: Redrawing the Lines Peter Marcuse Site Matters Andrea Kahn, Carol J. Burns 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.