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A bellwether is an indicator of trends, often in the context of politics. The term is derived from the practice of placing a bell on the neck of a wether (castrated ram) at the head of a herd of sheep.
Dawn Bellwether, a character in the 2016 film Zootopia
Mira Bellwether (1982–2022), author of the zine Fucking Trans Women
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