standard-bearer

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stan·dard-bear·er (st

rd-bâr

1. One who carries a standard or banner, especially of a military unit.

2. An outstanding leader or representative of a movement, organization, or political party.

standard-bearer

1. (Military) an officer or man who carries a standard

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a leader of a cause or party

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Noun	1.	standard-bearer - an outstanding leader of a political movement pol, political leader, politico, politician - a person active in party politics
	2.	standard-bearer - the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle color bearer armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"

Translations

standard-bearer [ˈstændədˌbɛərəʳ] n (Mil) (fig) → portabandiera m/f

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Alferes ancient color bearer ensign flags pol political leader politician politico protagonist soldier Staller standard Standard bearer vexillary			The horses took fright, and dashed across the camp in the direction of the standard-bearer, attracted by his waving flag. Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context There was the smiting of the rock, and the gushing forth of the waters; and there was a temperate man with 'considerable of a hatchet' (as the standard-bearer would probably have said), aiming a deadly blow at a serpent which was apparently about to spring upon him from the top of a barrel of spirits. American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context Just behind the royal standard-bearers came the Princess Ozma in her royal chariot, which was of gold encrusted with emeralds and diamonds set in exquisite designs. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context			standard load standard model standard NATO data message standard normal distribution standard of life standard of living standard of measurement standard operating procedure standard parallel standard pattern standard poodle standard positioning system standard practice standard pressure standard procedure standard rate standard route standard schnauzer standard scratch score Standard solution standard temperature standard time standard transmission standard unit standard use Army aircraft flight route standard-bearer standard-bred Standard-wing standardbred standardisation standardise standardised standardiser standardization standardization objective standardize standardized standardized product Standardized solution standardizer standby standby mode Standby Reserve standdown standee Standel Stander Stander-by Standerath Standergrass standfirst			Standard White Cabs Standard Widget Toolkit Standard Widget Toolkit standard wiggler standard wire gauge standard wire gauge standard wire gauges Standard Wire Haired Dachshund standard wire rope Standard Wireless Optical Mouse Standard Wiring Practice Manual Standard Work Chart Standard Work Combination Table Standard Work Element Sheet Standard Work in Progress Standard Work Item Standard Work Practice Standard Work Second Standard Working Conditions Standard Workstation Standard Workstation Acquisition Standard World English Standard Written Agreement Standard Young Tableaux Standard, Battle of the Standard, Magnetic standard-bearer standard-bearers standard-bearers Standard-bred standard-frequency signal Standard-gauge Standard-gauge Standard-Higdon's Absorbing Boundary Condition standard-hour plan Standard-Issue Information Retrieval Unit Standard-Joint Duty Assignment Standard-period Average Annual Rainfall Standard-Setting Organization Standard-use Army Aircraft Flight Route Standard-wing Standard/Standing Operating Guidelines Standard/Standing Request for Information standardbred standardbred standardbred Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association Standardbred Breeders Association of Pennsylvania Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association Standardbred Canada Standardbred horse Standardbred horse Standardbred horse Standardbred Owners Association Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization of Florida Standardbred Retirement Foundation

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