Gerrymandering : a form of redistribution in which electoral district or constituency boundaries are deliberately modified for electoral advantage. Gerrymandering may be used to help or hinder particular constituents, such as members of a political, racial, linguistic, religious or class group.
The term gerrymandering is derived from Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), the governor of Massachusetts from 1810 to 1812. It is a portmanteau of Gerry and salamander; the districts drawn in this case were shaped like a salamander.
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Elbridge Gerry, Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering
A-Elbridge Gerry
B-Cartoon that led to the term
C-Salamander - The word that was tweaked to describe B
gerrymandering
The "GerryMandering is named after
Elbridge Gerry
-------Rithwik
Gerrymandering
1.Elbridge Gerry - was governor of
Massachusetts. gerrymandering was named after him
2.The cartoon which gave rise to the term. Artist thought it looked lika salamander. Finally called it gerrymandering
3.Salamander :)
oh btw im Advaith
Nice etymo question, gerrymandering
vishal
Elbridge Gerry who redrew the electoral lines of Massachusetts thus giving rise to the term gerrymandering because the redrawn districts looked like a salamander.
gerrymandering?
Elbridge Gerry
cartoon depicting gerrymandering
Salamander
connect is Gerrymandering
to favor his elecorate or something this guy redrew the county boundaries resulting in essex turning into the shape of a salamander
Gerrymandering.
Formed from the names of Elbridge Gerry(pic 1) and salamander(pic 2).
I quote:
"In 1812 the word Gerrymandering was coined when the Massachusetts legislature redrew the boundaries of state legislative districts in order to favor Governor Gerry's party. The Governor's strategy was to encompass most of the state's Federalists, allowing them to win in that district while his party, the Democratic-Republicans, took control of all the other districts in the state. The term eventually became part of the American political vocabulary, and the practice is still in use today."
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