uphold
verb (used with object)
to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism.
upholder
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a word derived from
uphold.
Example Sentences
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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
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
Hosmer saw himself as a protector, not as an upholder of the game’s codes.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2020
Television presenter, who played the lovable and long-suffering upholder of peace on children's programme Rainbow from 1974-1992 - alongside characters Zippy, George and Bungle.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2018
Very soon he became a thorough and uncompromising upholder of the war.
From Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War by George William Brown
