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noun ADJ. strong | full, unanimous, whole-hearted The teachers have the full backing of the school governors. | financial, legal | government, official, popular VERB + BACKING have | gain, get, receive, secure, win They have won financial backing from the EU. | need, seek | give sb, provide (sb with) Who's going to provide the backing? BACKING + VERB come from sb/sth The backing will come from the government. PREP. with/without the ~ They brought the legal action with the backing of their MP. | ~ for They want backing for more research. | ~ from backing from management
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