standards Definition

a conspicuous object (such as a banner) formerly carried at the top of a pole and used to mark a rallying point especially in battle or to serve as an emblem

a long narrow tapering flag that is personal to an individual or corporation and bears heraldic devices

the personal flag of the head of a state or of a member of a royal family

bimetallism

a set of principles that applies differently and usually more rigorously to one group of people or circumstances than to another; especially : a code of morals that applies more severe standards of sexual behavior to women than to men

a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold and which is usually characterized by the coinage and circulation of gold, unrestricted convertibility of other money into gold, and the free export and import of gold for settling of international obligations

benchmark

standard of living

a traditionally prestigious form of English spoken at the English public schools, at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and by many educated British people elsewhere

a monetary standard under which the currency unit is defined by a stated quantity of silver

the necessities, comforts, and luxuries enjoyed or aspired to by an individual or group

a minimum of necessities, comforts, or luxuries held essential to maintaining a person or group in customary or proper status or circumstances