standard-bearernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstæn.dədˌbeə.rər/us/ˈstæn.dɚdˌber.ɚ/the person or thing that seems to lead a group of people having similar ideas or moral opinions:
Mr Everhart wants Caltech to be the standard-bearer for excellence in scientific research of all kinds.
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Describing the leading position
- ahead
- be in the front line idiom
- be streets ahead idiom
- front
- frontier
- lead 1
- lead the field/pack/world idiom
- leading edge
- pacemaker
- pioneering
- spearhead
- street
- the cutting edge
- the forefront
- the front line
- the frontiers of sth idiom
- the vanguard
- trailblazer
- van