upholder
Example Sentences
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Throughout his 15 years in opposition, Hichilema portrayed himself as an upholder of democratic values.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
How does “the papa,” the upholder of tradition, as the musical’s opening number spells out, maintain his self-respect, if not his authority?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
Raisi was a protege of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and a devoted upholder of religious rule in the country.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024
Hosmer saw himself as a protector, not as an upholder of the game’s codes.
From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2020
Prel′atism, Prel′ature, prelacy: the time during which a prelate exercises authority; Prel′atist, an upholder of prelacy.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
