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Bellwether
Bellwether Bell"weth`er, n. 1. A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck. 2. Hence: A leader. [Contemptuous] --Swift.

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- A bellwether is a leader or an indicator of trends. In politics, the term often applies in a metaphorical sense to characterize a geographic region where...
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- Look up bellwether in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A bellwether is an indicator of trends, often in the context of politics. The term is derived from...
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