STANDARD-BEARER Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

standard-bearer

noun

Definition of standard-bearer

as in leader

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Recent Examples of standard-bearer Apple Mac mini Desktop Deal Apple's Mac mini is the standard-bearer for the compact desktop format, and the latest release of this pocket-sized PC is an incredible performer. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 The rematch gave the champion the opportunity to prove himself in a complete fight against the division’s former standard-bearer. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Holotype specimens serve as a main standard-bearer and reference point for the physical characteristics of a species, so that scientists can compare and contrast them to see if a specimen belongs to one species or another. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026 Parton was the standard-bearer of a dissipating breed of superstar. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for standard-bearer

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Noun

Political leaders are calling for national Democratic support in Southern states to increase before the next presidential contest, and for 2028 hopefuls to prioritize black voter outreach.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
Sacramento City Unified leaders are pressing the city for notifications when ICE operates near schools after a parent was detained blocks from an elementary campus.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of leader

Noun

Morgan Park principal Dan Kuzma referred questions to Chicago Public Schools, which also did not elaborate on James' ouster.

— Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
According to Singh, the district learned about the detention through the school, after the principal was informed that the student’s father had been detained.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of principal

Noun

While in the patrol, Veckey had raised concerns about detention conditions with his superiors, who repeatedly dismissed the issue.

— Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
West Point implemented a rule in early 2025 that sought to bar civilian and military professors from publishing papers, speaking at conferences or appearing on podcasts without seeking approval from superiors.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of superior

Noun

In Egypt, a Cairo judge postponed the retrial of the editor-in-chief of one of the country's last independent news outlets for a week after her defense lawyers asked him to recuse himself, the outlet said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Rodriguez argued that elections chief Alina Garcia was biased because of her ties to the Republican Party and her son-in-law’s representation of Salazar.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of chief

Noun

This was him—sans manager and inching toward divorce with Sara Lownds, the mother of his first five children—acting on his own advice, gathering his friends and just getting onstage, high and electrified and focused and free.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
Danielle DeBoe Harper is the senior creative style manager at Moen.

— Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

Richard Barrera will be the next state superintendent of public instruction, with opponent Sonja Shaw conceding the race on Wednesday.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
In 1790, Robert Morris, the superintendent of finances during the Continental Congress and a financier of the American Revolution, asked Congress to investigate his handling of the country’s finances and was exonerated of any wrongdoing.

— Gibbs Knotts, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of superintendent

Noun

Getting Bond 26 off the ground has been a top priority for the property’s new stewards, producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
After an in-room meal, call room service to request pickup or ask your stateroom steward to arrange removal.

— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of steward

Noun

The federal government had been powerless to stop the banking industry from digging itself into a nearly inextricable hole; FDR remade the Federal Reserve System into a forceful overseer of banking practices.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
In 2020, another researcher discovered a related problem, and the PHP overseers issued a partial fix.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of overseer

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