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STANDARD-BEARER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle
Synonyms:
color bearer; standard-bearer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("standard-bearer" is a kind of...):
soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An outstanding leader of a political movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("standard-bearer" is a kind of...):
pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)
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