standard-bearer
[
stan
-derd-bair-er]
/ˈstæn dərdˌbɛər ər/
noun
1.
an officer or soldier of an army or military unit who bears a standard.
2.
a conspicuous leader of a movement, political party, or the like.
Origin
1400-50;
late Middle English
Related forms
standard-bearership,
noun
Examples from the web for
standard-bearer
Green's career has been filled with ambivalence toward soul music, even as he was its chief
standard-bearer
.
But the likely
standard-bearer
of another party better reflects his views.
It is a
standard-bearer
for a system of moral values.
Every candidate is vying to be the
standard-bearer
for conservatism, and exploiting the fact that its meaning is variable.
Since she had also been the euro-campaigners'
standard-bearer
, many expected a late surge of sympathy in favour of a yes.
Dutch politics will not be the same without her: she has been a charismatic
standard-bearer
of the political right.
It has emerged as the
standard-bearer
for popular culture.
Being the
standard-bearer
for the drugs industry has never been easy, but the job will get even harder.
British Dictionary definitions for
standard-bearer
standard-bearer
noun
1.
an officer or man who carries a standard
2.
a leader of a cause or party