banner

1. A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
2. (by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.
3. (by extension) 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. (by extension) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.

   They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.

7. The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
8. 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.
9. The principal standard of a knight.
10. 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.

1. To adorn with a banner.
2. To display as a banner headline.

adjective

Exceptional; very good.

noun

One who bans something.