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standard-bearer
[ stan-derd-bair-er ]
/ ËstĂŠn dÉrdËbÉÉr Ér /
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noun
an officer or soldier of an army or military unit who bears a standard.
a conspicuous leader of a movement, political party, or the like.
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Origin of standard-bearer
late Middle English word dating back to 1400â50
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prime mover How to use standard-bearer in a sentence
Using standard methods, the cost of printing DNA could run upwards of a billion dollars or more, depending on the strand.
The same Pediatrics journal notes that 17 states have some form of exception to the standard parental consent requirement.
Christopher Nolan, Interstellar âMy films are always held to a weirdly high standard,â Nolan told me.
Completed in 1953 and composed with standard line breaks and punctuation, the book was completely ignored upon submission.
The End of Gangs By Sam Quinones, Pacific-Standard Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang.
And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
The new creed, called the King's Book, approved by the houses of convocation, and made the standard of English orthodoxy.
The news of these successes brought crowds of volunteers to our standard.
As regards Great Britain, the gold standard is yet preserved for all practical purposes.
Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
British Dictionary definitions for standard-bearer
noun
an officer or man who carries a standard
a leader of a cause or party
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