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supporter
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + supporter
a strong supporter
• He was a strong supporter of co-education.
a loyal supporter
• The party still has many loyal supporters.
a staunch supporter
(= a strong and loyal supporter )
• Even his staunchest supporters acknowledge that he is unlikely to win.
an enthusiastic/keen supporter
• Eisenhower had been an enthusiastic supporter of the regime.
an ardent/fervent supporter
(= very enthusiastic )
• She is an ardent supporter of the government's proposed tax reforms.
an active supporter
• He remained an active supporter of Greenpeace.
a leading supporter
• Many of his leading supporters had by now either escaped abroad or been captured.
a political supporter
• He is one of the governor's key political supporters.
Obama/Labour etc supporters
• Most of the newspaper's readers were Labour supporters.
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noun ADJ. active, ardent, close, committed, die-hard, enthusiastic, faithful, fanatical, fervent, great, keen, loyal, passionate, stalwart, staunch, strong an active supporter of democratic change The emperor was deserted by his closest supporters before the end of the war. die-hard supporters of the old system Only stalwart supporters of the team stayed to the end of the match. | leading, principal, prominent | lifelong, long-time | traditional an area of traditional Labour supporters | reluctant | government, opposition, party, political | Conservative, Labour, etc. | grass-roots, rank-and-file The party has not been listening to the concerns of its grass-roots supporters. | football, rugby, etc. QUANT. army, group, set, team Both sets of supporters applauded the fantastic goal. VERB + SUPPORTER have | attract, rally to attract supporters to the cause SUPPORTER + VERB rally Supporters rallied to his assistance when he was declared bankrupt. | cheer a coachload of cheering football supporters PHRASES a crowd/rally of supporters The opposition leader addressed a rally of 50,000 supporters.
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