Definitions for bellwether
ˈbɛlˌwɛð ərbell·wether

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. bellwethernoun

   someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity

2. bellwethernoun

   sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bellwethernoun

   The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.

2. bellwethernoun

   Anything that indicates future trends.

3. bellwethernoun

   A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition.

4. Etymology: From belwether, belleweder, equivalent to.

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1. Bellwether

   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 political tendencies match in microcosm those of a wider area, such that the result of an election in the former region might predict the eventual result in the latter. In economics, a 'bellwether' is a leading indicator of an economic trend.Sociologists apply the term in the active sense to a person or group of people who tend to create, influence, or set trends.

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1. bellwether

   A bellwether is typically a leader or an indicator of trends. It originally referred to a leading sheep of a flock, often wearing a bell around its neck. In business or finance, a bellwether may indicate the direction or trend of the market or industry. In politics, it refers to a state or district whose voting pattern typically indicate the overall result in a larger election.

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1. Bellwethernoun

   a wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck

2. Bellwethernoun

   hence: A leader

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1. Bellwether

   A bellwether is any entity in a given arena that serves to create or influence trends or to presage future happenings. The term is derived from the Middle English bellewether and refers to the practice of placing a bell around the neck of a castrated ram leading his flock of sheep. The movements of the flock could be noted by hearing the bell before the flock was in sight.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bellwether in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bellwether in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bellwether in a Sentence

1. Kate Brown:

   This is truly the bellwether for climate change on the West Coast, and this is a wake-up call for all of us that we have got to do everything in our power to tackle climate change.

2. Trip Miller:

   Due to the diversity of its businesses, Berkshire is a wonderful bellwether for what is going on in the economy, hopefully, cash will serve him and his partners well when the market suffers a pullback.

3. Kevin McCarthy:

   When you sit back and you look and you want to pinpoint when was the bellwether, when was the moment in time that you truly felt that you knew that the majority was in play and you had the capability of winning – when Ron Kind said that he was retiring.

4. Laurie McCann:

   The economy is the bellwether of how much age discrimination we see.

5. Bill Burton:

   I actually think California is a bellwether for the whole country, you have a mix of suburban, ex-urban, rural areas where you have competitive races. I don't think it's that dissimilar from what you're seeing in place like Pennsylvania, or Minnesota, or Colorado.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bellwether
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bellwether
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellwether
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bellwether
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bellwether