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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
- Docile as a bellwether sheep, he let himself be led away, and the rest of the castaways crowded close behind him.
- Punters backed the multinational recruitment company and bellwether of the global economy to have done well in America in particular, where the recovery continues. Times, Sunday Times
- Some mention the study in bellwether terms, indicating that it's time for more clinical study of over-the-counter treatments in dermatology and other industries.
- She noticed there were fewer dealers bidding this season for stock, which is not a good bellwether.
- Indeed, even amid the rout, some bellwether high-tech companies continue to report strong results.
- Florida's the new bellwether state of this country, and so it's more imperative that the problems get fixed here.
- She leaves vacant her Ohio seat, a bellwether and one of the most vulnerable. Times, Sunday Times
- In California, the bellwether for all things pertaining to illegal immigration, large numbers of U. S.-born Hispanic students continue to be classified as nonnative "English language learners" through much of their school years, even though they speak English, because their academic and linguistic skills are so deficient. Say No To Amnesty
- For decades the company was the bellwether of the British economy.
- Punters backed the multinational recruitment company and bellwether of the global economy to have done well in America in particular, where the recovery continues. Times, Sunday Times