standard-bearer
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈstændərdˌbɛrər/
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abanderado
- As the leader of the environmental movement, she has become the standard-bearer for sustainability and climate activism.
- become the standard-bearer
Who do you see kind of emerging as as that standard bearer of being the top dog?
- Who do you see kind of emerging as as that standard bearer of being the top dog?
- She's seen as the standard bearer of the DEI industry and is being treated as such by people who've had enough.
- She is, you know, this, this, you know, she's she's the standard bearer now.
Examples
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I have argued this year that Mitt Romney is the most conservative Republican standard-bearer since Reagan.
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The Republican presidential standard bearer had kind words for the man who bested him, Barack Obama.
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Remember, this is a team whose standard bearer said Russia was the biggest threat to global security.
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We wanted a voice in who was going to be the Republican standard bearer.
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The candidate and the standard bearer are not always the same person.
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As such, it has the peculiar responsibility of being the sole standard bearer for higher academic institutional culture.
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AASL is the standard bearer for our profession, and our star continues to rise.
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Rather, they will conclude that their standard-bearer was both too moderate and too incompetent.
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Nevertheless, Lacalle, the standard bearer for market reforms, grew more popular as his term wore on.
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She's seen as the standard bearer of the DEI industry and is being treated as such by people who've had enough.
Synonyms
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5.5
A man people see as a perfect example of something
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8.4
A person or thing that shows future trends
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4.2
A person who leads and inspires others in a group by example
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6.2
A person who supports and explains an idea or cause
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7.2
A person who leads and inspires others in a cause
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5.5
A person who is respected and helps shape a group's ideas or work
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8.3
A person who publicly supports and leads a movement
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Standard-bearer also uses the same picture in a new way, since standard means 'flag' and bearer means 'one who carries'. If someone 'carries the flag' for an idea, they show and lead for that cause, so a standard-bearer is a person who represents or leads a movement.