firm supporter

collocation in English

meaningsoffirmandsupporter

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firm
adjective
uk
/fɜːm/
us
/fɝːm/
not soft but not ...
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supporter
noun[C]
uk
/səˈpɔː.tər/
us
/səˈpɔːr.t̬ɚ/
someone who supports a particular idea, group, ...
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(Definition offirmandsupporterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffirm supporter

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I am afirmsupporterof the principle that everyone who enjoys local services and has a vote should make a contribution towards the services.
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I am afirmsupporterof the bridge.
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I am afirmsupporterof competition, private enterprise and independent airlines, whether retained by them or not.
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When in opposition, he is always against guillotine motions, and when he is in government he is afirmsupporterof them.
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I am afirmsupporterof enlargement, but that does not mean that everything that is demanded is required.
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I have always been afirmsupporterof the trade union movement.
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I am afirmsupporterof that alliance.
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I am afirmsupporterof a change in the electoral system.
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I am afirmsupporterof nuclear power.
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We have been, and will continue to be, afirmsupporterof structural adjustment and economic policy reform.
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I am afirmsupporterof more exchange programmes for researchers, teachers and students and cooperation between educational institutions.
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I speak as afirmsupporterof television as a medium in this respect.
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I have always been afirmsupporterof the lottery.
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I say this despite being afirmsupporterof strengthening the internal market.
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I am afirmsupporterof crossrail if it does anything to relieve the road traffic in my area.
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I am afirmsupporterof such a policy.
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I am afirmsupporternot of total abolition of rates but of supplementary help.
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Like his father before him, he is afirmsupporterof the basic purpose of the scheme.
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I am afirmsupporterof statutory protection for shop staff.
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I am afirmsupporterof immunisation.
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