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Synonyms for defenders
de·fend·ers
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List of paraphrases for "defenders":
advocates, activists, campaigners, supporters, apologists, protectors, champions, proponents, ombudspersons, defender, upholders, defence
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#4979 | defence | |
#7179 | supporters | |
#7388 | champions | |
#9905 | activists | |
#10145 | advocates | |
#12964 | defender | |
#13452 | protectors | |
#18264 | defenders | |
#21421 | proponents | |
#42137 | campaigners | |
#59446 | apologists | |
#286907 | upholders |
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It is high time that the Government of Honduras addressed the flagrant impunity of the increased number of executions of human rights defenders in the country, especially targeting those who defend environmental and land rights.
It really took off in the first months of 2017, as Mike Flynn got into trouble, his defenders said he was a victim of the deep state. I don’t think so. The deep state didn’t make him lie to the FBI, or lie to Mike Pence before Pence did an interview on national TV. Nevertheless, it became a common term.
The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky:
I’ve talked to the defenders of Mariupol today. I’m in constant contact with them. Their determination, heroism and firmness are astonishing, if only those who have been thinking for 31 days on how to hand over dozens of jets and tanks had 1% of their courage.
Whites walking down Main Street with an AK-47 are defenders of American values; a black man doing the same thing is Public Enemy No. 1.
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- defensoribusLatin
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