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bellwether states

bellwether states is the plural of bellwether state.

Meaning of bellwether state

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.

Questions about bellwether states

What is bellwether states the plural of?
Bellwether states is the plural of bellwether state.

Words near bellwether states in the dictionary

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

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