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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | banere |
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ban‧ner
[countable]
[countable]1 a long piece of cloth on which something is written, often carried between two poles : 
The onlookers were shouting, cheering, and waving banners.
The onlookers were shouting, cheering, and waving banners.2PPG a belief or principle
carry/raise/wave etc the banner of something (=publicly support a particular belief etc) She'd never felt the need to carry the banner of feminism.
She'd never felt the need to carry the banner of feminism.3 as part of a particular group or organization : The oil-producing countries joined together under the banner of OPEC.
under the banner of something
The oil-producing countries joined together under the banner of OPEC.4DS a flag
