English-Swedish translations for standard-bearer

• fanbärare en
  EU kommer alltid att vara en fanbärare för medborgerliga rättigheter och våra gemensamma europeiska demokratiska värderingar, även utanför våra gränser.The European Union will always be a standard-bearer for civil freedoms and our common European democratic values, even beyond our borders.

Definition of standard-bearer

• A person who carries a flag or banner (a standard
• A person who visibly leads

Examples

• 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.

Related words

• standard
• Standardwing
• nonstandard
• standardization
• standardise
• standardised
• standardize
• standardized
• substandard