The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NOMINEE which also is the latest solution we found used in Washington Post in 1998.
Standard- bearer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NOMINEE | 20 % | 7 |
| CANDIDATE | 20 % | 9 |
| MAST | 20 % | 4 |
| POLE | 20 % | 4 |
| FLAGPOLE | 20 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Standard- bearer
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- color bearer
- flagpole
- flagship
- flag bearer
- standard form
- torchbearer
- water bearer
- spear carrier
- standard candle
- standardised
- standardized
- cupbearer
Crossword Answer definitions
NOMINEE noun- A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
- A person or organisation in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party, called nominator, especially for the purpose of concealing the identity of the nominator.
- A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NOMINEE
- Oscar hopeful
- Primary winner
- Oscar-night VIP
- Oscar contender
- Primary figure?
- Convention's choice
- Convention VIP
- Party choice
- She's in the running
- Election hopeful
More clues leading to the result CANDIDATE
- One who says "Iran"?
- Standard bearer
- Gov. Dewey.
- Man on a ticket.
- Political hopeful.
- Lodge?
- Hopeful.
- Certain runner
- Runner, of a sort
- One running
More clues leading to the result MAST
- "Two Years Before the __"
- Boom supporter
- It may be rigged
- One of two on a yawl
- Schooner projectile
- Union Jack holder
- Crow's-nest site
- Sail support
- Stars and Bars holder
- It's rigged
More clues leading to the result POLE
- Flag holder
- Kind of lamp
- Upright rod
- Firehouse feature
- Kind of bean or lamp
- Vaulter's need
- End of the world
- Pope John Paul II, for one
- Kind of cat
- Certain dancer's prop