Meaning

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

Origin

Compound of bellwether + state.

Compound of bellwether + state.

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Forms

plural: bellwether states

Word family

4 related words

See also

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