-mander
verb1
In compounds Combining form of gerrymander.
- 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:
3 more examples
- "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:
- 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:
- 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: