English-Portuguese translations for standard-bearer

porta-bandeira
porta-estandarte– A UE é o porta-estandarte mundial no que respeita à defesa dos direitos humanos. The EU is the world's standard-bearer where the protection of human rights is concerned. A União Europeia será sempre um porta-estandarte das liberdades civis e dos valores democráticos comuns aos Europeus, mesmo além das nossas fronteiras. The European Union will always be a standard-bearer for civil freedoms and our common European democratic values, even beyond our borders. Para ter sucesso, a Europa necessita de desenvolver o seu papel de porta-estandarte, e é isso precisamente que nós estamos a tentar fazer. If we are to achieve success, Europe should develop its role as a standard-bearer, and that is exactly what we are trying to do.

The standard-bearer in battle is in the center of the front line so the following troops know where to go; unfortunately, it also shows the enemy where to shoot.
He became the standard-bearer for their cause because of his celebrity.

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