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standard-bearer definition

standard-bearer (-ber′ər)

noun

  1. the person assigned to carry the standard, or flag, of a group, esp. of a military organization
  2. the leader or chief representative of a movement, political party, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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