Usually means: Redrawing districts to favor parties.
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  2. jerrymander: Wiktionary
  3. Jerrymander: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  4. Jerrymander: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (jerrymander)

noun:  (British, dated) Synonym of camel spider (arachnid of the order Solifugae)
verb:  Alternative form of gerrymander [(transitive, derogatory) To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.]
noun:  Alternative form of gerrymander [(derogatory) The act of gerrymandering.]

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