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Meanings of upholder in English

Someone who upholds or maintains.

Usage of upholder in English
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The great legal upholder of Federalism in New York was Chancellor Kent.
Daniel Webster
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Yet that is exactly the attitude of the average upholder of marriage.
Anarchism and Other Essays
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He saw that France required an upholder of order and of property.
A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878
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Mr. Mallery, you are a stanch upholder of the cause, I believe.
Three People
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You are an upholder of law, and do not approve of lynching.
Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective; Or, The Crime of the Midnigh...
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This, too, is ruthlessly condemned by the austere upholder of high standards.
The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910)
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The youthful champion of tolerance and the aged upholder of intolerance.
The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy
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The King of England is a stout upholder of the right of kings.
The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies
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As an upholder of the law he becomes a formalist and a reactionary.
The Man in Court
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He's not Captain Willem Pretorius, upholder of the sacred covenant with the Lord.
A beautiful place to die
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President Cleveland, that sturdy upholder of the Nation's credit, vetoed it.
A Brief History of Panics and Their Periodical Occurrence in the...
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Kwasniak remains a determined upholder of discipline in the sector.
Reuters
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According to Zoroaster, Ahuramazda, the heaven-deity, is the maker and upholder of the universe.
Early European History
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He is the upholder of Earth herself of vast proportions.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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Evening beer fiesta, and about the general upholder of law and order - Jefe Civil.
The new yorker
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The upholder of consciousness, residing in the heart, has been appointed in apprehending the mind.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
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