flag-bearer

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Noun

flag-bearer

1. one who carries a flag, especially at a ceremony

   Synonyms: flag carrier, standard-bearer

2. one who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it
   • 2012, The Economist, 22nd Sep., ''The Guardian's future: unguarded ↗

     The Guardian’s editor, Alan Rusbridger, has been a flag-bearer for “open journalism”, which invites input from readers.

Translations

• French: porte-drapeau
• German: Fahnenträger
• Italian: portabandiera
• Portuguese: porta-bandeira, porta-estandarte
• Russian: флагоно́сец
• Spanish: abanderado, abanderada

Translations

• Italian: promotore, patrocinatore, organizzatore, fautore
• Spanish: abanderado

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