banner carrier
Parade flag bearer
A banner carrier is someone who carries a flag or standard, especially in a parade, procession, or military formation.
Figuratively, a banner carrier champions a cause or movement, leading others forward: She became the banner carrier for healthcare reform.
The term suggests visible, public advocacy rather than behind-the-scenes support.
One who leads symbolically
- flag bearerPerson carrying ceremonial banner
- color guardCeremonial banner-bearing unit
- processionFormal moving line
- regimentColonel-led military unit
vanguard · ensign · honor guard · parade marshal · torchbearer · pageantry · heraldry · insignia
Nominal leader, no authority
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- torchbearerCarrier of a cause
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
representative · pioneer · trailblazer · leader · icon · embodiment · promoter · voice
One who publicly objects
- demonstratorOne who protests publicly
- marcherOne who walks purposefully
- activistVigorous cause champion
- picketPointed fence stake
solidarity · movement · resistance · mobilize · cause · campaign · advocacy · chant
standard-bearer
One who leads symbolically
- flag bearerPerson carrying ceremonial banner
- color guardCeremonial banner-bearing unit
- processionFormal moving line
regiment · vanguard · ensign · honor guard · parade marshal · torchbearer · pageantry · heraldry · insignia · formation
figurehead
Nominal leader, no authority
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- torchbearerCarrier of a cause
spokesperson · representative · pioneer · trailblazer · leader · icon · embodiment · promoter · voice · defender
protestor
One who publicly objects
- demonstratorOne who protests publicly
- marcherOne who walks purposefully
- activistVigorous cause champion
picket · solidarity · movement · resistance · mobilize · cause · campaign · advocacy · chant · assembly
banner carrierspectator
Observer at an event
bystander · onlooker · observer · watcher · nonparticipant
banner carrieropponent
One who contends against
detractor · saboteur · defector · counterprotester · heckler
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