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Noun: standard-bearer  'stan-du(r)d,beh-ru(r)
  1. An outstanding leader of a political movement
     
  2. (military) the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle
    - color bearer [US], colour bearer [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: standard-bearers

Type of: pol [N. Amer, informal], political leader, politician, politico [informal], pollie [Austral, informal], polly [Austral, informal], pongo [Brit, informal], soldier

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