apologist
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- noun
- /əˈpɑːlədʒɪst/
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apologista
- Many are the names of the conservative apologists we tend to associate with this mood.
- Christian apologists
- apologist for Stalin
- apologists for authoritarian rule
Like they'll call me a, a CCP apologist, Uyghur genocide denier.
- Like they'll call me a, a CCP apologist, Uyghur genocide denier.
- And for those of you who said, will the AMD apologists who are defending AMD now stop.
- Among non Israelis, some people think he's an apologist for them.
- And Elon Musk used the term genocide to criticise Jess Phillips as a genocide apologist.
- You had not only Trump, but a lot of apologists for him claiming that he really that Trump really won the election.
- And a third guy who was his intellectual apologist, which is to explain why I was full of shit and why he was, why he was, why he had the right answer.
- They often the Islamic apologist will quote you those, those, those parts.
- And, and I, I don't think apologists are going to, to go down that that path.
- And I, and I want to say that about there's these plenty of Christian apologists and Christian, you know, smart Christian people.
- She wouldn't be an apologist for that or, you know, I mean, she got to see the Cuban Revolution playing itself out, right?
- And to watch these apologists, I mean, I, I couldn't, I was rabidly flipping the night of that presser between like MSNBCCNN and Fox.
- Not to be ACDS apologist though, there are many flaws in the design of CDs that I've discussed in my book and in my classes.
Examples
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And you will be thought to be, you know, just an apologist for the status quo.
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In a small place, the soldiers of trouble have their apologists; they have their protectors.
Fiction book (1997) -
I was your defender and your apologist, but no more.
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I am not a paid apologist for Krusty!
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De Klerk is a life long apologist for apartheid.
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For anyone arguing the topic with Israeli apologists, this book is an excellent resource.
Blog text (7) -
Today's guest is Trent Horn, an apologist and speaker for Catholic Answers and a defender of capitalism.
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Alvin Plantinga is one of the most reputable Christian apologists writing today.
Academic text (2011) -
G. K. Chesterton (1930, 253-255), one of the most articulate apologists for Christmas, makes a similar argument.
Academic text (1990) -
He is considered an apologist for the controversial policies of the administration.
Synonyms
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4.1
A person who supports a cause or policy in public
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3.7
A person who strongly supports a cause or another person
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5.2
A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause
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8.7
A person who defends a belief, policy, or organization against criticism
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7.1
A person who gives reasons to support a policy or action
A person who defends someone or something that others criticize
A person who supports and speaks for a cause
A person who supports and promotes an idea or cause
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Etymology
Apologist is related to apology, which originally meant 'a speech to defend' someone or something, not 'saying sorry'. So an apologist is literally a person who makes a 'defense', which is why the word means someone who argues for or defends a belief or policy.