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
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
The Captain, as a stout upholder of Church and Crown, must be handled delicately; a dry old stick breaks so easily.
From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley
