banner

 
Pronunciation: /ˈbanə/

noun

  • 1a long strip of cloth bearing a slogan or design, carried in a demonstration or procession or hung in a public place: a nuclear disarmament banner was carried round the war memorial students waved banners and chanted slogans
  • historical a flag on a pole used as the standard of a monarch, knight, or army: the standard bearers followed, banners of bright red and yellow depicting dragons and stags
  • used in reference to support for a belief or principle: the government is flying the free trade banner
  • 2a heading or advertisement appearing on a web page in the form of a bar, column, or box: [as modifier]: a banner ad

adjective

[attributive] North American
  • excellent; outstanding: the company was having a banner year

Phrases

under the banner of

as part of a specified group: the party is running under the banner of the Left-Wing Alliance
claiming to support a specified cause or principle: campaigns fought under the banner of multiculturalism

Derivatives

bannered

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French baniere, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to band2