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US
/ˈbɛɫˌwɛðɝ/
]
[ UK /bˈɛlwɛðɐ/ ]
[ UK /bˈɛlwɛðɐ/ ]
NOUN
- someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
- sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
How To Use bellwether In A Sentence
- Sanitation work of the entire region into bellwether.
- For decades the company was the bellwether of the British economy.
- Intel's share price has been gaining steadily and from a US economic perspective it will be seen as a bellwether as far as indicting the state of the high technology sector.
- If voters pass it, California - a bellwether state for criminal justice trends - will have among the country's most sweeping DNA sampling policies.
- A Suffolk University survey taken Saturday and Sunday showed Brown with double-digit leads in three communities the poll identified as bellwethers: Gardner, Fitchburg and Peabody. CourierPostOnline.com - News
- So a bellwether is the head ram with a bell hung around its neck.
- There is truly nowhere a sheep will not follow the bellwether.
- The nuances of scientific baseball could not compete with the brute strength, virile showmanship, and instant gratification of the round-tripper, and the bellwether of brawn, of course, was Babe Ruth. WILLIE MAYS
- Often seen as a bellwether for economic activity, haulage companies need less congestion and better traffic management systems. Times, Sunday Times
- In the days prior to the announcement the market had been nervous that a set of disappointing figures from the bellwether of the tech stocks could have precipitated a significant drop in share prices.
