Adherent
noun
Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.
He was a strong adherent of the socialist party.
Often appears as...
- adherent of
- strong adherent
adjective
Sticking fast to an object or surface.
The adherent cells were still attached to the base of the petri dish.
Often appears as...
- adherent cells
- adherent particles
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Academic
noun
A follower of a leader, cause, or movement.
As adherents to the cause, they had a shared vision of a better world.
Often appears as...
- adherents to the cause
- religious adherents
noun
Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.
He was a strong adherent of the socialist party.
Often appears as...
- adherent of
- strong adherent
adjective
Sticking fast to an object or surface.
The adherent cells were still attached to the base of the petri dish.
Often appears as...
- adherent cells
- adherent particles
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A follower of a leader, cause, or movement.
As adherents to the cause, they had a shared vision of a better world.
Often appears as...
- adherents to the cause
- religious adherents
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Political Usage
Used often in political or ideological contexts to describe committed supporters.
He became an adherent of the green movement.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Implies a positive and active support, not just passive agreement.
She's been a dedicated adherent of women's rights.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Not a direct substitute for 'fan' or 'enthusiast' which are less formal and committed.
As an adherent, he regularly contributes to the cause.
Pro Tip 1/3Political Usage
Used often in political or ideological contexts to describe committed supporters.
He became an adherent of the green movement.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Implies a positive and active support, not just passive agreement.
She's been a dedicated adherent of women's rights.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Not a direct substitute for 'fan' or 'enthusiast' which are less formal and committed.
As an adherent, he regularly contributes to the cause.
Pro Tip 1/3Political Usage
Used often in political or ideological contexts to describe committed supporters.
He became an adherent of the green movement.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
Implies a positive and active support, not just passive agreement.
She's been a dedicated adherent of women's rights.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
Not a direct substitute for 'fan' or 'enthusiast' which are less formal and committed.
As an adherent, he regularly contributes to the cause.
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Karima Bennoune: The...
rather than preserving it. What I am talking about is the Muslim extreme right, and the fact that its adherents are or purport to be Muslim makes them no less offensive than the extreme right anywhere else. So in my view, if we consider ourselves
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and tradition have changed according to the spiritual needs and desires of its billions of adherents worldwide a man from Judea is simple message of peace and forgiveness remains just as powerful
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But instead of asking for material goods, Diogenes only asked Alexander to get out of his sunshine. After Diogenes’ death, adherents to his philosophy continued to call themselves Cynics
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Karima Bennoune: The...
rather than preserving it. What I am talking about is the Muslim extreme right, and the fact that its adherents are or purport to be Muslim makes them no less offensive than the extreme right anywhere else. So in my view, if we consider ourselves
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Christianity 101 PIPE...
and tradition have changed according to the spiritual needs and desires of its billions of adherents worldwide a man from Judea is simple message of peace and forgiveness remains just as powerful
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The philosophy of...
But instead of asking for material goods, Diogenes only asked Alexander to get out of his sunshine. After Diogenes’ death, adherents to his philosophy continued to call themselves Cynics
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Paul Ryan
American Politician
When you question this war on poverty, you get all the criticisms from adherents to the status quo who just don't want to see anything change. We got to have the courage to face that down, just as we did in the welfare reform of the late 1990s, and if we succeeded, we can help resuscitate this culture and get people back to work.
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Rick Perlstein
American Historian
One of the most important things liberals don't understand about conservatism, obscured by too much lazy talk about conservatism's various 'wings,' is that its tenets form a relatively organic base for its adherents, where 'traditional morality' serves the interests of laissez-faire economics and vice-versa.
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Dominic Grieve
British Politician
Contrary to the myth that the U.K. respects decisions of the Strasbourg court but many other adherent states do not, the convention and Strasbourg court judgements have proved a highly effective tool in protecting and developing human rights in countries with no tradition of the rule of law.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
American Journalist
The symbolic power of Barack Obama's presidency - that whiteness was no longer strong enough to prevent peons taking up residence in the castle - assaulted the most deeply rooted notions of white supremacy and instilled fear in its adherents and beneficiaries.
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Alban Berg
Austrian Composer
I can tell you, dearest friend, that if it became known how much friendship, love and a world of human and spiritual references I have smuggled into these three movements, the adherents of programme music - should there be any left - would go mad with joy.
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Tom Junod
American Journalist
Conservatives still attack feminism with the absurd notion that it makes its adherents less attractive to men; in truth, it is feminism that has made forty-two-year-old women so desirable.
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J. D. Vance
American Author
There is a cultural movement in the white working class to blame problems on society or the government, and that movement gains adherents by the day.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents.
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Karl Kraus
Austrian Writer
He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.
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George Orwell
British Author
As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents.
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Paul Ryan
American Politician
When you question this war on poverty, you get all the criticisms from adherents to the status quo who just don't want to see anything change. We got to have the courage to face that down, just as we did in the welfare reform of the late 1990s, and if we succeeded, we can help resuscitate this culture and get people back to work.
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Rick Perlstein
American Historian
One of the most important things liberals don't understand about conservatism, obscured by too much lazy talk about conservatism's various 'wings,' is that its tenets form a relatively organic base for its adherents, where 'traditional morality' serves the interests of laissez-faire economics and vice-versa.
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Dominic Grieve
British Politician
Contrary to the myth that the U.K. respects decisions of the Strasbourg court but many other adherent states do not, the convention and Strasbourg court judgements have proved a highly effective tool in protecting and developing human rights in countries with no tradition of the rule of law.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
American Journalist
The symbolic power of Barack Obama's presidency - that whiteness was no longer strong enough to prevent peons taking up residence in the castle - assaulted the most deeply rooted notions of white supremacy and instilled fear in its adherents and beneficiaries.
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Alban Berg
Austrian Composer
I can tell you, dearest friend, that if it became known how much friendship, love and a world of human and spiritual references I have smuggled into these three movements, the adherents of programme music - should there be any left - would go mad with joy.
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Tom Junod
American Journalist
Conservatives still attack feminism with the absurd notion that it makes its adherents less attractive to men; in truth, it is feminism that has made forty-two-year-old women so desirable.
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J. D. Vance
American Author
There is a cultural movement in the white working class to blame problems on society or the government, and that movement gains adherents by the day.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents.
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Karl Kraus
Austrian Writer
He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.
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George Orwell
British Author
As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents.
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