Definition of "mapmakers" [mapmakers]

• Plural form of mapmaker. (noun)

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• "In Section 2 suits, minority groups often accuse mapmakers of watering down their representation through "packing" or "cracking.""
• "One of the state's chief mapmakers, Republican state Sen. Kel Seliger, said the map was on "very strong legal footing" but acknowledged that a judge might not agree with all the Republicans' choices."
• "Related Article Latinos Join the Electoral Land Grab Challenges to redistricting are generally brought under Section 2 of the act, which requires congressional mapmakers, typically state legislators, to draw districts in which a minority's representation roughly squares with its demographic size."