standard-bearer
noun
stan·dard-bear·er
ˈstan-dərd-ˌber-ər 
1
: one who bears a standard or banner
2
: one that leads an organization, movement, or party
a standard-bearer for political reform
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First opened in 1994 within the top 14 floors of Kenzo Tange’s Shinjuku Park Tower, Park Hyatt Tokyo quickly became the standard-bearer for luxury hotels in the buzzing metropolis over the next two decades.
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Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Intel was once the standard-bearer for semiconductors for computers, servers and other electronics.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The strategic question is who emerges as the campaign’s standard-bearer?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
At a moment of change both within fashion and outside it, Vogue must continue to be both the standard-bearer and the boundary-pushing leader.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Intel was once the standard-bearer for semiconductors for computers, servers and other electronics.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The strategic question is who emerges as the campaign’s standard-bearer?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
At a moment of change both within fashion and outside it, Vogue must continue to be both the standard-bearer and the boundary-pushing leader.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for standard-bearer
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“Standard-bearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard-bearer. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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