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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Geno’s Huskies were the standard-bearers of the sport, with a four-peat from 2012-16 and 11 championships since 1995.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
But as Tuesday night showed, the Crusaders – and the rest of the WCAL – still have a ways to go to catch the league’s unquestioned standard-bearer.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
It has since been used as a standard-bearer across virtually all organizations, whether private, state, labor, education, and so on.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
The liberal Democratic Party is struggling to seize the political moment, and its standard-bearer is facing controversies of his own.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
But as Tuesday night showed, the Crusaders – and the rest of the WCAL – still have a ways to go to catch the league’s unquestioned standard-bearer.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
It has since been used as a standard-bearer across virtually all organizations, whether private, state, labor, education, and so on.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
The liberal Democratic Party is struggling to seize the political moment, and its standard-bearer is facing controversies of his own.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Standard-bearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard-bearer. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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