standard-bearer vs pol

standard-bearer and pol both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
standard-bearer	Yes	No	No	No
pol	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pol is a hypernym of standard-bearer; that is, pol is a word with a broader meaning than standard-bearer:

Other hypernyms of standard-bearer include political leader, politician, politico.

standard-bearer (noun)	pol (noun)
an outstanding leader of a political movement	a person active in party politics
the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle