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 The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is a standard-bearer for mobile AI, serving consumers, guiding Android partners, and advancing Google's AI ambitions. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Among the earliest members of Bond’s AV department and its standard-bearer for the craft ever since, with Clio and Golden Trailer recognition spanning Insidious, The Pitt, The Penguin, Hacks, and Welcome to Derry and Smile. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 Now, large parts of the city's democratic socialist left no longer see her as their standard-bearer, even though she is routinely portrayed by critics as the face of that coalition. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 Without Fedorov in charge of the ministry of defense, Ukraine’s revolution in warfare will lose its standard-bearer and a lot of its momentum—just when those innovations appeared to be paying off. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for standard-bearer

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Noun

Tuesday night’s episode of NBC’s The Voice saw team leaders Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, Queen Latifah, and Riley Green complete their rosters as the Blind Auditions came to an end.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the government and school leaders must listen to students' concerns and find solutions.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of leader

Noun

The lawsuit alleges that the school district and Riley, the principal of Prairie Elementary School during the abuse, failed to properly supervise the plaintiff.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
In charter, a family office or executive assistant may arrange and pay for a flight, but the principal and other passengers are the actual users.

— Alex Kowtun, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of principal

Noun

But after Dougan raised the concerns, the lawsuit says, his superiors took disciplinary action against him.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Reuveni, who had been promoted to serve as the acting deputy director for the Office of Immigration Litigation, warned his superiors that the government might be in violation of the court order.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of superior

Noun

In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
In a presentation to the Police Commission last month, the LAPD’s technology chief, Dean Gialamas, said that the department understood the privacy and civil liberty concerns raised about companies such as Flock.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of chief

Noun

Balknight had also planned to retire that day before agreeing to stay on as acting superintendent.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Alvamar’s superintendent, Mel Anderson, introduced GCSAA leaders to Lawrence real estate developer Bob Billings, who owned more than 3,000 acres in western Lawrence and found space to meet the association’s needs.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of superintendent

Noun

This new crop of gadgets, however, asks you to be a more active steward of other people’s privacy.

— Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
All itineraries include an overnight stay, 24-hour steward service, meals with a sommelier’s choice of wine and unlimited soft drinks, and transfers.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of steward

Noun

Now, our narrow-minded and hard-hearted lawmakers and education overseers do not want undocumented students in Florida to get a college education.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Monticello’s former chief overseer later claimed that Jefferson had arranged for Harriet’s departure, giving her spending money and stage-coach fare to Philadelphia.

— Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026

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