apologist
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Definition of apologist
: one who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, aka Aunt Lydia, isn’t going anywhere but her team of notorious apologists for Trump’s White House just got stronger by adding former co-president of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network Bill Shine. — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, "Trump Picks Disgraced Former Fox News Executive Bill Shine to Fill White House Communications Position," 5 July 2018 And that's hardly a slight against the man who has swayed his fair share of Michael Jordan apologists in the G.O.A.T debate during this miraculous postseason run. — Aj Neuharth-keusch, USA TODAY, "NBA Finals predictions: Can LeBron James, Cavaliers pull off the unthinkable vs. Warriors?," 31 May 2018 Even today, the old lie refuses to die among contemporary slave apologists. — Phillip Morris, cleveland.com, "Kanye West has a thing or two to learn about American slavery: Phillip Morris," 9 May 2018 The argument that Sherman’s March was kinder and gentler than Lost Cause apologists once claimed has been similarly advanced by authors W. Todd Groce and Richard M. McMurry. — Harold Holzer, WSJ, "Burning Down the South," 7 June 2018 While the rest of the network is largely dedicated to covering for Donald Trump, supplying both him and his apologists with talking points, Smith often casts himself in a more adversarial role. — Luke Darby, GQ, "Fox News Anchor Shep Smith Said Roseanne Is Racist and Her Show Deserved to Be Canceled," 30 May 2018 While Sissi’s loyalists — or at least apologists — may control the Wafd and other co-opted organizations for now, that control is not unchallenged. — Sofia Fenner, Washington Post, "Why Egypt's oldest political party isn't challenging President al-Sissi," 7 Feb. 2018 Even Doocy, an ardent Trump apologist, seemed flabbergasted by the logical fallacy of Trump's deep-state conspiracy theory. — Callum Borchers, Washington Post, "‘It’s your Justice Department!’: Fox News hosts tried and failed to halt Trump’s rant," 26 Apr. 2018 But now Federer apologists are making excuses for his loss in Halle on the grounds that he was fatigued from playing too many matches at back-to-back grass tournaments. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Mailbag: Is Current Form or Past Slam Performance a Better Indicator of Success in Majors?," 27 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'apologist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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apologist
noun
English Language Learners Definition of apologist
: a person who defends or supports something (such as a religion, cause, or organization) that is being criticized or attacked by other people
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