adherent
a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter; follower.
Origin of adherent
1synonym study For adherent
Other words for adherent
Other words from adherent
- ad·her·ent·ly, adverb
- non·ad·her·ent, adjective, noun
- pre·ad·her·ent, adjective
- pre·ad·her·ent·ly, adverb
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How to use adherent in a sentence
As recently as last year, Greene had been an open adherent of the QAnon ideology, a sprawling and violent web of false claims that played a role in inspiring the Capitol attack.
House ejects Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees over extremist remarks | Mike DeBonis | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostHis former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, also became perhaps its most high-profile adherent.
She is a QAnon adherent in the most obvious sense that her approach to reality echoes the movement’s.
The Republican Party tries to figure out the path forward | Philip Bump | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostHe then made a jokey remark about being an adherent of the “simulation hypothesis”.
Elon Musk busts Clubhouse limit, fans stream to YouTube, he switches to interviewing Robinhood CEO | Mike Butcher | February 1, 2021 | TechCrunchShe spent $211,000 to advertise on Parler, the social media site that attracted adherents to QAnon, according to Federal Election Commission records.
How Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, promoter of QAnon’s baseless theories, rose with support from key Republicans | Michael Kranish, Reis Thebault, Stephanie McCrummen | January 30, 2021 | Washington Post
But the Brotherhood proved a less-than-stalwart adherent to Hamas's agenda.
Twenty-five percent of Americans believe that Obama is an adherent of Islam.
This callous skin is even adherent to the bones, against which it is continually pressed by the weight of the body.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonSulla, throughout his whole life, was a consistent adherent of the extreme oligarchical party.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States | James Hamilton LewisReuben had another adherent who was also acting on his behalf.
A Final Reckoning | G. A. HentyAn adherent coating may be obtained by adding an alkaline tartrate, but in that case the separation takes place too slowly.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299 | VariousMrs. Felsburg was distinguished for being a rigid adherent to the ritualistic laws of her people.
Those Times And These | Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for adherent
/ (ədˈhɪərənt) /
(usually foll by of) a supporter or follower
sticking, holding fast, or attached
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