1. people who support, maintain, or defend something such as a principle, law, or tradition
Usage: plural of upholder

Examples

• The judges are upholders of constitutional law.
• She joined the upholders of civil rights in the protest.
• The organization’s upholders worked tirelessly to preserve the tradition.
• As upholders of justice, they refused to compromise their principles.
• The upholders of the old system resisted the proposed changes.
• Community upholders gathered to discuss local issues.