standard-bearer

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That's because unlike most other states -- where each party has its own election to choose a standard-bearer -- California has a so-called "jungle primary" that pits all-comers against each other.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“I just don’t see it,” Yee said, given the way Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton, the top GOP contenders, are smacking each other around, hoping to emerge as the undisputed Republican standard-bearer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

The People's Party is facing a strong challenge from Anutin, who has built his once small, provincial Bhumjaithai - "Thai Pride" party - into the standard-bearer for Thai conservatives.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

She hasn’t distinguished herself as a central banker, said Conti-Brown, making her an unlikely figure to become the standard-bearer for Fed independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Adams had been targeted for criticism because he was the standard-bearer for the Federalist party.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis