A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.

(by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.

(by extension) A military or administrative subdivision.

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."

A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.

(by extension) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.

"They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism."

The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.

A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.

The principal standard of a knight.

A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia, China (хошуу/旗) and Tuva (кожуун), made during the Qing dynasty. At this time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided this way.

To adorn with a banner.

To display as a banner headline.

One who bans something.