Definition of "bellwethers" [bellwethers]

• Plural form of bellwether. (noun)

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• "Those two recent incidents were my main bellwethers indicating the spreading cracks in the foundation of “The House Of Bush”."
• "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."
• "A Suffolk University survey taken Saturday and Sunday shows Brown with double-digit leads in three counties the poll identified as bellwethers: Gardner, Fitchburg and Peabody."