Spanish-English translations for abanderado

• flag-bearer
• champion
  The credibility of Parliament as a champion of environmental protection is at stake. Está en juego la credibilidad del Parlamento como uno de los abanderados de la protección medioambiental.
  I can speak for my party, which championed Austria' s membership of the European Union in the early days. Puedo hablar en nombre de mi partido político que fue un abanderado para que Austria se adhiriese a la Unión Europea, lo que así hizo.
  The defending champion is expected to defeat his challenger
• standard-bearer
  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

• abanderar