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vindicate(verb, support, hold, cause, maintain)
8
adherent(noun, stay, supporter, fan, follower)
8
apologist
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approve(verb, support, take, accept, develop)
8
partisan(noun, supporter, radical, fan, friend)
8
protector(noun, shield, supporter, fan, friend)
8
sanction(verb, support, take, help, force)
8
side with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, develop)
8
stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
8
sustain(verb, support, develop, maintain, promote)
7
abet(verb, support, help, accept, develop)
7
abettor(noun, support, fan, representative, assistant)
7
advocator(noun, supporter, champion, sponsor, ally)
7
boost(verb, support, take, help, accept)
7
counsellor(noun, lawyer)
7
counselor-at-law
7
exhort(verb, order, charge, press, direct)
7
forward(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
7
intercessor(noun, intermediary, arbitrator, go-between, attorney)
7
stand up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
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