standard-bearer
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- noun
- /ˈstændərdˌbɛrər/
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abanderado
- Maybe Clinton would have seen it as an opportunity for payback—one advantage she had was that, unlike the standard bearer of post-partisan depression, she had already been forcefully written off and spit upon by the ' establishment, and might not have owed them much for her political comeback as Senator.
Examples
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In the Confucian system, intellectuals, the standard-bearers of morality, are the natural leaders of the masses; for Marx, workers constitute the vanguard of society.
Academic text (1992) -
Sunikas, one of the Hun captains, kills a Persian standard bearer, then General Barsham himself, who commands the Persian left wing.
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The sponsors were my colleagues among the standard-bearers of the militia.
Academic text (1995) -
The Nexus division of phones should become the standard bearer for the Android experience.
Blog text (7) -
The standard-bearer had to lay the Shield and Sheaf across his saddle bow before igniting his brand.
Fiction book (1992) -
Sunikas, one of the Hun captains, kills a Persian standard bearer, then General Barsham himself, who commands the Persian left wing.
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As the fall term begins, the shelves of college bookstores across the country are piled with a slim new edition of the MLA Handbook, standard-bearer of MLA style, the most widely used form of citation in undergraduate writing.
Academic text (2016) -
During the parade, the standard-bearer proudly carried the flag of his regiment.
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The standard-bearer led his troops into battle, holding the flag high for all to see.
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As the standard-bearer of the unit, he felt honored to represent his comrades in the ceremony.
Synonyms
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5.0
A person who carries a coffin at a funeral
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A person who carries a flag in a parade or battle
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A soldier who carries the unit's flag in battle or ceremonies
A soldier who carries a unit's flag during ceremonies
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Standard-bearer comes from two simple parts: standard meaning 'flag' used in battle and bearer meaning 'one who carries'. In old armies a soldier held the flag so others could see and follow, so a standard-bearer is literally the soldier who carries the unit's flag.