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bellwether state

bellwether state noun: a state of the United States that historically votes for the winning candidate in a given election.

Noun

bellwether state (plural bellwether states)

  1. (US, idiomatic) A state of the United States that historically votes for the winning candidate in a given election.

Forms of bellwether state

pluralbellwether states

Origin of bellwether state

Compound of bellwether + state.

Questions about bellwether state

What does bellwether state mean?
Bellwether state means a state of the United States that historically votes for the winning candidate in a given election.
What part of speech is bellwether state?
Bellwether state is a noun.
What is the plural of bellwether state?
The plural of bellwether state is bellwether states.

Words near bellwether state in the dictionary

  1. Bellvue
  2. bellware
  3. bellweather
  4. bellweathers
  5. bellwether
  6. bellwether state
  7. bellwether states
  8. bellwether stock
  9. bellwether stocks
  10. bellwethers
  11. bellwhether

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