JERRYMANDER Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word jerrymander. (close relations)
Definition of JERRYMANDER
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distort | verbv | |||||||
verb • make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story • form into a spiral shape • twist and press out of shape • affect as in thought or feeling • alter the shape of (something) by stress | ||||||||
engineer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems • the operator of a railway locomotive verb • design as an engineer • plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | ||||||||
falsify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story • tamper, with the purpose of deception • prove false • falsify knowingly • insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby | ||||||||
gerrymander | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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; of voting districts | ||||||||
manipulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • influence or control shrewdly or deviously • hold something in one's hands and move it • tamper, with the purpose of deception • manipulate in a fraudulent manner • maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage • treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed | ||||||||
rig | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise • a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together • formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel • a set of clothing (with accessories) • gear used in fishing • a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • arrange the outcome of by means of deceit • manipulate in a fraudulent manner • connect or secure to • equip with sails or masts | ||||||||
tamper | verbv | |||||||
noun • a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) verb • play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly • intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly |