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Noun: bellwether  'bel,we-dhu(r)
  1. Someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
     
  2. Sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

Derived forms: bellwethers

Type of: leader, wether

Encyclopedia: Bellwether

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