banner
noun
ban·ner
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Definition of banner
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: a piece of cloth attached by one edge to a staff and used by a leader (such as a monarch or feudal lord) as a standard (see standard entry 1 sense 1)
b
: flag entry 2 sense 1
our nation's beloved banner
c
: an ensign displaying a distinctive or symbolic device or legend (see legend sense 2a)
especially
: one presented as an award of honor or distinction
2
: a headline in large type running across a newspaper page
The banner read "Kennedy Wins."
3
: a strip of cloth on which a sign is painted
welcome banners stretched across the street
4
: a name, slogan, or goal associated with a particular group or ideology
the new banner is "community control"— F. M. Hechinger
—often used with under every new administration arrives … under the banner of change— John Cogley
5
or
or
: an advertisement graphic (see graphic entry 2 sense 2b) that runs usually across the top of a World Wide Web page
banner
verb
bannered;
bannering;
banners
Definition of banner (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to furnish with a banner
a bannered storefront
2
journalism
: to print (a news story) under a headline in large type usually on the front page
News of the defeat was bannered in newspapers throughout the country.
banner
adjectiveDefinition of banner (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: prominent in support of a political party
a banner Democratic county
2
: distinguished from all others especially in excellence
a banner year for business
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