standard-bearer

standard-bearer

1. A military member who carries the flag of their unit. The soldier marched proudly, flag in hand, as the standard-bearer of his unit.
2. The widely-accepted leader of a cause, movement, or ideology. She rose above her contemporaries to become the standard-bearer of the women's rights movement.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

the standard bearer

COMMON The standard bearer of a group of people or a belief is a person who represents them. He saw himself as the standard bearer of the right of the party. She's become very much the standard bearer for traditional, family values. Note: A standard is a flag with badges or symbols on it, which represent a person or organization. In the past, a standard bearer was the person who led an army into battle carrying a standard.
See also: bearer, standard
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • the standard bearer
  • Spanish flag
  • flag up
  • strike (one's) flag
  • run up
  • run-up
  • built-in
  • camp follower
  • follower
  • a camp follower
References in periodicals archive
The President said he also trusts the Filipino people would choose the continuity of reforms and would even campaign for the administration standard-bearer.
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The standard-bearer of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore, said he holds Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Infrastructure Business Management and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Building Service Engineering, just as the candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Mr James Olugbenga Akintola, holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) degree and M.Sc.
INEC displays certificates of Osun gov candidates
The Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer earlier filed a petition before the Commission on Elecrions to declare his namesake a nuisance candidate.
Mar welcomes namesake's withdrawal from presidential race
HICK: Great enigma; McCAGUE: Failure; WHITE: England pride; CADDICK: 234 Test wickets; AFZAAL: Standard-bearer
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When Bohl ponders the fate of modernism and the final destiny of its ideals, he has at the back of his mind, say, certain carpets with Josef Albers--like squares produced by IKEA, the home-furnishings store from the land that remains the standard-bearer for the welfare state, a treasure trove of social-democratic interior decoration.
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These events, and the perils that they created for the republic, were discussed and analyzed in great detail, as were such domestic issues as the establishment of a new office of permanent standard-bearer of justice (Piero Soderini), and the perennial problem of raising money to defend the city and its dominion.
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So why doesn't Jesse Jackson figure into this scenario as a standard-bearer? There's a simple answer.
Jesse's snake oil
The appointment raised Camacho's political standing, and he effectively supplanted Colosio as the standard-bearer for the poor and downtrodden.
Bad news, good news: Colosio's untimely death could mean the rebirth of reform
Sabi ko, sige I-accept ko s'ya as a visitor here but I cannot fully support her kasi may standard-bearer ang LP, Alfelor told reporters before Poe's visit.
Poe to pay courtesy call on LP-allied mayor in Camarines Sur
Manila, Philippines Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero is in no rush to join the bandwagon of presidential hopefuls even as some political parties are now in a haste to find a standard-bearer to pitch for the 2016 May national elections.
Chiz: Presidential plans? no; wedding plans? maybe
Too analytical, introspective, even principled to be lumped in with any school, he is nevertheless claimed by a range of artists who see him as a rare standard-bearer in a morass of contemporary styles that seem increasingly defined by the subordination of artistic invention to the latest wrinkle in critical mores.
Carroll Dunham: Metro Pictures
Hilario Davide III has expressed support for Liberal Party standard-bearer Manuel Mar Roxas II while suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is supporting vice president Jejomar Binay.
Duterte taking campaign direct to Pangasinan folk
San Juan City -- Mayor Guia Gomez on Monday threw her support for presidential aspirant Mar Roxas, giving a major boost to the candidacy of the Liberal Party standard-bearer.
Guia Gomez: JV, Erap not part of endorsement of Mar Roxas
THE presidential sisters-and yes, including Kris Aquino-are solidly behind Liberal Party standard-bearer Mar Roxas.
Roxas confident of solid support from Kris and Aquino sisters