Definition of "flag-bearer" [flag-bearer]

• One who carries a flag, especially at a ceremony. (noun)
• One who openly promotes an idea or value and becomes symbolic for it. (noun)

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• "We were admired and respected as the flag-bearer of a free and democratic nation."
• "Downturn creates new hurdles for Olympic site's flag-bearer"
• "Which is the whole point of the confederate flag question in the first place … a flag can symbolize certain things to certain people without these things being adopted or advocated by the flag-bearer in their use of the flag for other purposes."