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backing

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verb

present participle of back
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as in assisting
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end a number of influential people have already agreed to back the candidate

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“Backing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.

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