standard-bearer

Example Sentences

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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

His strident nationalism over the border conflict with Cambodia, his staunch support for the army and his intense loyalty to King Vajiralongkorn all defined him clearly as the standard-bearer for Thai conservatism.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

The English post-punk group fronted by Robert Smith is the standard-bearer for the moody subgenre known as goth, and the band last released an album of new work in 2008.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

His standard-bearer rode to the edge of the moat to hail the men in the gatehouse.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin