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supporter
noun
sup·port·er
sə-ˈpȯr-tər 
b
: one of two figures (as of animals or people) placed one on each side of an escutcheon and exterior to it
c
Examples of supporter in a Sentence
a supporter of the Independent party
President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong supporter of civil rights.
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The compromise proposal, which would need at least one more supporter on the nine-member council, would pay for a long list of budget restorations primarily with new cuts to homeless services and police surveillance efforts.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
New Hampshire, which rejected the DNC’s plan, held a leadoff primary ahead of South Carolina anyway, and Biden — who didn’t campaign or have his name on the ballot — still won by a sizable margin after supporters mounted a write-in campaign on his behalf.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Historically, Celtic supporters allied with Irish-Catholicism and nationalism, Rangers with Protestantism and British unionism.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
The ball appeared to cross the goal line upon first glance, drawing roars from the nearby River Guard supporters group mere feet away, but the watching linesman ruled the ball wasn’t completely over the line and called for play to continue.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
New Hampshire, which rejected the DNC’s plan, held a leadoff primary ahead of South Carolina anyway, and Biden — who didn’t campaign or have his name on the ballot — still won by a sizable margin after supporters mounted a write-in campaign on his behalf.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Historically, Celtic supporters allied with Irish-Catholicism and nationalism, Rangers with Protestantism and British unionism.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
The ball appeared to cross the goal line upon first glance, drawing roars from the nearby River Guard supporters group mere feet away, but the watching linesman ruled the ball wasn’t completely over the line and called for play to continue.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
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“Supporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supporter. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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supporter
noun
sup·port·er
sə-ˈpōrt-ər
-ˈpȯrt-
: one that supports
especially
: one who argues or votes for someone or something
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