| standard-bearer | предводитель (a soldier who is responsible for carrying the distinctive flag of a unit, regiment, or army > a leading figure in a cause or movement the announcement made her a standard-bearer for gay rights. NOED. ▪ Clinton is not Hubert Humphrey, the 1968 Democratic standard-bearer who believed the government could solve almost any problem. ▪ In the march toward Manifest Destiny, Frederic Church was now one of the standard-bearers. ▪ Sir Keith Joseph, the right's standard-bearer, blew it with an injudicious speech about the underclass. ▪ The 73-year-old Republican standard-bearer took time out of his busy campaign schedule last week to search for those roots. ▪ The flag of each regiment was proudly carried in front by its sturdy standard-bearer. ▪ The Soil Association, a standard-bearer for the organic movement, was disappointed by the agency paper. LDOCE Alexander Demidov) |
