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political gerrymander

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United States Supreme Court

the practice of dividing a geographical area into electoral districts, often of highly irregular shape, to give one political party an unfair advantage by diluting the opposition's voting strength.

Defined by the Supreme Court in Vieth et al. v. Jubelirer President of the Pennsylvania Senate et al., 541 U.S. 267 (2004).