Bellwether (disambiguation)
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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.
Bellwether may also refer to:
- Bellwether (novel), a 1996 Connie Willis novel
- A bellwether county in the United States
- A bellwether trial, a legal test case
- Bellwether Gallery, operating in New York City from 1999 to 2009
- Bellwether Pictures, a film studio established in 2011
- Bellwether Prize, a literary award established in 2000
- Dawn Bellwether, a character in the 2016 film Zootopia
- Mira Bellwether (1982–2022), author of the zine Fucking Trans Women