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vindicator(noun, follow, advocate, guard, follower)
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justifier(noun, follow, advocate, court, justice)
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proponent(noun, support, follow, stay, advocate)
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advocate(noun, support, follow, friend, helper)
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supporter(noun, support, follow, advocate, fan)
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defender(noun, follow, advocate, guard, woman)
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champion(noun, religion, follow, advocate, follower)
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exponent(noun, support, follow, stay, guard)
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upholder(noun, support, follow, stay, advocate)
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pleader(noun, support, follow, advocate, guard)
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second(support, follow, stay, advocate, champion)
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support(noun, verb, follow, advocate, guard)
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apologizer(noun, support, follow, advocate, guard)
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backer(noun, support, follow, advocate, friend)
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patron(noun, support, follow, advocate, guard)
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votary(noun, religion, support, follow, advocate)
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buff(noun, verb, support, follow, advocate)
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mainstay(noun, support, follow, stay, partisan)
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maintainer(noun, support, follow, stay, partisan)
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partisan(noun, support, follow, advocate, friend)
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