Synonyms for standard-bearer
stan·dard-bear·er

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1. standard-bearernoun

   Synonyms:
   flag carrier

2. standard-bearernoun

   A person who carries a flag or banner (a standard).

   The standard-bearer in battle is in the center of the front line so the following troops know where to go; unfortunately, it also shows the enemy where to shoot.

   Synonyms:
   flag carrier

3. standard-bearernoun

   A person who visibly leads.

   He became the standard-bearer for their cause because of his celebrity.

   Synonyms:
   flag carrier

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1. standard-bearernoun

   an outstanding leader of a political movement

   Synonyms:
   color bearer

2. color bearer, standard-bearernoun

   the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle

   Synonyms:
   color bearer

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1. • Military
   • Politician
   • Soldier

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1. standard-bearernoun

   Synonyms:
   color-bearer, color-sergeant, ensign, vexillary, leader

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1. List of paraphrases for "standard-bearer":

   flagship, flagpole

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1. Harry Reid:

   If Republicans are afraid to bring their standard-bearer's policies up for votes, Democrats will hold Republicans accountable by seeking floor votes on Trump's policies ourselves.

2. Matt Gorman:

   Joe Biden is going to regret this decision, his candidacy will not only rehash his very long record in public life, but allow his opponents to subtly argue he is too old and too moderate to be the Democratic standard-bearer.

3. Jim Guth:

   You’ve got a group of people who are followers of Donald Trump from a populist standpoint, but I… keep seeing there are other groups who are saying, ‘we are looking for a new standard bearer of the conservative message-someone who can take that beyond the next eight years to the next two or three decades.’.

4. Tom Reed:

   Chuck, that will be part of the process. If he’s elected he’s going to have to go through the primary process, and the Republican Party will put its standard-bearer onto the line. I believe at the end of the day we’re going to have enough voices in that conversation, that that type of rhetoric will be held to account, and I think that will discount the ability for an individual to be the standard-bearer for the Republican Party.

5. Raegan MacDonald:

   It is especially disappointing that just a few weeks after the entry into force of the GDPR - a law that made Europe a global regulatory standard bearer - parliamentarians have approved a law that will fundamentally damage the internet in Europe, with global ramifications.