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bellwether
noun as in leader
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When does a local education fight become a national bellwether?
The Old Dominion is now a national bellwether, and the GOP is looking like anything but a national party.
Yet, the reality is that Cuccinelli lags, and that Virginia is now an electoral bellwether.
Brad Plumer notes that Walmart sales are often a bellwether for the rest of the economy.
So Ohio is more than just a bellwether; it could decide the election.
A Galilean said, "When the shepherd is angry with his flock, he appoints for its leader a blind bellwether."
And what is the use of arguing with sheep who are leaping after the bellwether?
But take a sheep flock now—the bellwether is jest a nice gentle old castrate thet'll do jest whut the sheepherder wants.
One bellwether will carry a whole flock after it, but I fear not that any will want to hold back.
If I done something against the regulations, would you have to report me to Captain Bellwether?
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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bellwether, such as: doyen, forerunner, guide, lead, and sheep.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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