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apologist

[ uh-pol-uh-jist ]

noun

  1. a person who makes a defense in speech or writing of a belief, idea, etc.
  2. Ecclesiastical.
    1. Also ·DZ··ٱ [] a person skilled in apologetics.
    2. one of the authors of the early Christian apologies in defense of the faith.


apologist

/ əˈɒəɪ /

noun

  1. a person who offers a defence by argument
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apologist1

First recorded in 1630–40; either from apolog(y) ( def ) + -ist ( def ) or from French apologiste
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But if those Senate Democrats and Khalil’s myriad other apologists are being honest, they seek not merely to “free” Khalil from President Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

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Unlike most abusers, however, Trump has a small army of spinmeisters and apologists who will echo his victim-blaming rhetoric.

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He said he understood the huge amount of anger and frustration felt by the public but accused Nigel Farage and his Reform party of being apologists for the Russians.

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But their apologists and political patrons can be held to account when it comes time to vote again.

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I’m a dine-in theater apologist myself, but even I draw the line at most full meal offerings.

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