upholder
Example Sentences
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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
That is, each new monarch had to agree that he or she was not the maker of law, but the upholder of laws made by or in concert with the legislature and judges.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 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
The one towards authority--he is an official, an upholder of the law; the other towards the defiers of authority--he is the criminal's best friend.
From Amusement Only by Marsh, Richard
