myrmidon
noun[C]
formaluk/ˈmɜː.mɪ.dən/us/ˈmɜ˞.mə.dɑːn/someone whofollowsandobeysapowerfulpersonorauthority,evenwhen thismeansdoingbadthings for them:
(无情)执行命令的下属,忠实的追随者They eachclaimedthat they were only doingtheirjob- thestandardreplyfrom the myrmidons ofauthoritarianregimeseverywhere.他们每个人都声称自己不过是在做份内工作而已——这是各地专制政权忠实下属的标准回答。
Supporters, members & defenders
- allyship
- anti-evolution
- anti-evolutionary
- anti-evolutionist
- apologist
- apostle
- booster
- cadre
- defender
- disciple
- new/fresh bloodidiom
- partisan
- protagonist
- recruit
- seconder
- sidekick
- sympathizer
- upholder
- votary
- well-wisher
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Loyal, faithful & dependable