banners

Noun

banner (plural banners)

1. A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
   • “To hold Arrakis,” the Duke said, “one is faced with decisions that may cost one his self-respect.” He pointed out the window to the Atreides green and black banner hanging limply from a staff at the edge of the landing field. "That honorable banner could come to mean many evil things."1965 October 1, Frank Herbert, “Book I: Dune”, in Dune, Philadelphia, Pa.: Chilton Book Company; [Toronto], Ont.: Thomas Nelson & Sons, →OCLC, page 103
2. (broadly) The military unit under such a flag or standard.
3. (broadly) A military or administrative subdivision.
4. Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
   • The mayor hung a banner across Main Street to commemorate the town's 100th anniversary.
5. A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
6. (broadly, figuratively) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
   • They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.

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