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• Standard Bearer of England — The Standard Bearer of England was once an important office within the English army, especially during the times when Kings were still present on the battlefield. As standard bearer Henry de Essex was greatly chastised when he threw down the… …   Wikipedia

• Standard-bearer — of Firefighters Corps of Paraná State Brazil. A standard bearer is a person (soldier or civilian) who bears an emblem called an ensign or standard, i.e. either a type of flag or an inflexible but mobile image, which is used (and often honoured)… …   Wikipedia

• Standard bearer — Standard Stand ard ( [ e]rd), n. [OF. estendart, F. [ e]tendard, probably fr. L. extendere to spread out, extend, but influenced by E. stand. See {Extend}.] 1. A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign. [1913 Webster] His… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• standard bearer — standard bearers also standard bearer N COUNT: usu with supp If you describe someone as the standard bearer of a group, you mean that they act as the leader or public representative of a group of people who have the same aims or interests.… …   English dictionary

• standard-bearer — noun a) A person who carries a flag or banner (a standard). The standard bearer in battle is in the center of the front line so the following troops know where to go; unfortunately, it also shows the enemy where to shoot. b) A person who visibly… …   Wiktionary

• standard-bearer — [stan′dərdber΄ər] n. 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 …   English World dictionary