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#𝕋𝕖𝕣𝕞शाला
Today's term is #𝕭𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖜𝖊𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗𝕾𝖊𝖆𝖙

"The term derives from the Middle English ""bellewether"", which referred to the practice of placing a bell around the neck of a castrated ram (wether) leading a flock of sheep. A shepherd could then note the movements of the animals by hearing the bell, even when the flock was not in sight.

In Politics, the term describes a geographical area whose political beliefs and voting preferences reflect that of a wider area. For Example, Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol constituency has voted for the political party that eventually formed the government in the Centre in 11 of the 12 Lok Sabha polls between 1977 and 2019."