26984 words

banners

8 definitions • 6 examples
1
a long piece of cloth with words written on it, sometimes stretched between two poles and carried by people taking part in a march:

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an idea, principle, or belief that is strongly supported by someone:

Examples:

They won the election under the banner of lower taxes.
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a strip of material showing a name, such as of a sports team, or a message, which is often put in a place where it can be seen by many people:

Examples:

The museum had a huge banner over its front entrance advertising its current show.
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A banner year is an unusually good year:

Examples:

This is clearly not a banner year for Canadian poetry.
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an idea or principle that is strongly supported by someone:

Examples:

She ran for office under the banner of reform and change.
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better than others:

Examples:

This has been a banner year for the construction industry.

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