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What famous political word derived from Elbridge Gerry?

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The term gerrymander came from Elbridge Gerry’s name. When he served as governor of Massachusetts, Gerry signed a bill that redrew several congressional districts in a manner that appeared to favor Democratic-Republicans. A newspaper editor coined the term gerrymandering to refer to this process of redrawing voting district lines for political purposes.

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