-mander
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.23 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "this legislation was gerrymandered, or Sylvester-mandered or Barrett-mandered."
- ""Texas wasn't just gerry-mandered," The New York Times said in [ a 2003 ] editorial . . . . "It was Hammer-mandered.""
- "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."
- "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."