5
advocate(noun, support, follower, defence)
4
advocator(noun, support, follower, defence)
3
proponent(noun, support, follower, defence)
2
acolyte(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
antisemite(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
apologia(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
appeaser(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
baiter(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
basher(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
detractor(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
dissembler(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
exponent(noun, support, follower, defence)
2
hater(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
hypocrite(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
ideologue(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
justifier(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
lackey(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
moralist(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
panderer(noun, person, opinion, views)
2
pessimist(noun, person, opinion, views)
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