[{"word":"gerrymandering","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To divide a geographic area into voting districts in such a way as to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) To draw dividing lines for other types of districts in an unintuitive way to favor a particular group or for other perceived gain.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The superintendent helped gerrymander the school district lines in order to keep the children of the wealthy gated community in the better school all the way across town."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gerrymander","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gerrymandering"]}]