gerrymander
verb

- To divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections.

Cambridge Dictionary

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ORIGIN

A signer of the Declaration of Independence and America's fifth vice president, Elbridge Gerry is most famous for his shameless political calculations.

"Gerry... devised a new arrangement of constituencies which was designed to perpetuate the power of the Democrats. A map or sketch of one of the more eccentric of these constituencies was hanging up in the office of one of Mr. Gerry's opponents as an exhibit. The well-known American artist Gilbert Stuart walked into the office, saw this hanging there, and said: 'What in Heaven's name is that? It looks like a salamander,' to which the owner of the office replied: 'No, it is not a salamander, it is a gerrymander!'"

Gerry, Elbridge (1744-1814) American politician, governor of Massachusetts (1810), American vice president (1813-14)

Gerrymandering is still a common practice. Indeed, congressional districts are often redrawn to include or exclude individual voters.

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Practice OWAD in a coversation today with (an American) colleague or friend. Say something like:

"Tell me Hank, what's the general opinion about GERRYMANDERING in the US?"