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supporter
noun
sup·port·er
sə-ˈpȯr-tər 
b
: one of two figures (as of men or animals) placed one on each side of an escutcheon and exterior to it
c
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a supporter of the Independent party
President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong supporter of civil rights.
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Andrew Taake, 36, was serving a 6-year sentence in a Colorado prison when President Donald Trump pardoned him and 1,500 other MAGA supporters for seizing the Capitol in protest of his 2020 election defeat.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
And, bolstered by supporters, the mom was indeed successful in getting the Alabama Supreme Court to issue an administrative order excusing breastfeeding people, per local news outlet, KFYR-TV.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
Mazen’s supporters speak of times that he was seen with a woman who was known to work at the Embassy.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The demonstrators lined the sidewalk on West Seventh Street near the Fort Worth Police & Firefighters Memorial, chanting and cheering as supporters drove past with Mexican flags waving, Mexican music blaring.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
And, bolstered by supporters, the mom was indeed successful in getting the Alabama Supreme Court to issue an administrative order excusing breastfeeding people, per local news outlet, KFYR-TV.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
Mazen’s supporters speak of times that he was seen with a woman who was known to work at the Embassy.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The demonstrators lined the sidewalk on West Seventh Street near the Fort Worth Police & Firefighters Memorial, chanting and cheering as supporters drove past with Mexican flags waving, Mexican music blaring.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Supporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supporter. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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supporter
noun
sup·port·er
sə-ˈpōrt-ər
-ˈpȯrt-
: one that supports
especially
: one who argues or votes for someone or something
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