gerrymandering
- n.(为使某党或某群人获得优势)不公正改划选区
- v.不公正地改划(选区),不公正地划分(选区)(为使某政党获得优势)
- gerrymander的现在分词
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With the help of skilful gerrymandering , the Party has never lost an election since .
这个政党通过巧妙地改划选区而使此后的选举无往不胜。
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But the best way to offer them support is directly , not by gerrymandering the rules .
但是给予他们帮助的最好方法是直接了当地给予,而不是通过不公正的手段。
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Can the US change campaign finance rules or minimise pork barrelling and gerrymandering ?
美国能否改变竞选活动财务规则,或将笼络民心的政治经费和不公平的划分选区的行为减至最低?
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Most congressional seats are safely in the hands of one of the two parties , thanks to gerrymandering .
由于不公平的选区划分政策,国会中的多数议席始终牢牢掌握在两党之中一方的手中。
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There are two principal strategies behind gerrymandering : maximizing the effective votes of supporters , and minimizing the effective votes of opponents .
造成“蜥蜴脚尾”现象的两种主要策略是:最大限度增加本党有效选票的同时,使对手的有效选票达到最小化。
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The single currency was always flawed ; Washington has been paralysed by congressional gerrymandering . But you cannot leave out the personalities .
欧洲单一货币的构想从一开始就存在缺陷;美国国会选区重划已让华盛顿陷于瘫痪。
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In spite of the gerrymandering of districts , the advantages of incumbency and renewed recourse to the politics of fear , common sense prevailed .
尽管按照有利于共和党的方式重划了选区,具有在任的优势,并重新诉诸于恐惧政治,但理性还是占了上风。
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Ending such gerrymandering could have major ramifications in New York , as there are few areas of Manhattan , for example , that have high enough unemployment rates to qualify .
停止这一不公正的地区划分会对纽约产生重大影响,比如曼哈顿就没有什么地方能够凑到满足该方案所需的足够多的失业人口。
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For all the gerrymandering , and in spite of the culture of extremism and intimidation fostered over the past five years , ordinary Americans have made clear they have had enough .
尽管有各种各样的操纵,尽管美国过去5年形成了极端主义和威胁恐吓的风气,但美国普通人已明确表态:他们受够了。