| backing(noun, support, help, lead, authority) |
| patronage(noun, support, help, aid, authority) |
| support(noun, help, aid, authority, grant) |
| aegis(noun, support, help, authority, protection) |
| aid(noun, support, help, grant, protection) |
| auspices(noun, support, help, authority, protection) |
| protection(noun, support, help, authority, encouragement) |
| advocacy(noun, support, help, protection, encouragement) |
| help(noun, support, aid, grant, encouragement) |
| encouragement(noun, support, help, aid, assistance) |
| financial backing(noun, expression, idiom, support, grant) |
| financing(noun, investment, benefaction) |
| sponsor(noun, support, protection, security, backing) |
| assistance(noun, support, help, aid, grant) |
| tutelage(noun, support, protection, backing, auspices) |
| funding(noun, support, help, money, grant) |
| sanction(noun, support, help, assistance) |
| start(noun, lead, advantage, edge) |
| subsidy(noun, support, help, grant, assistance) |
| approval(noun, help, encouragement, assistance) |