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held a brief forphrasepast tense of hold a brief for to promote the interests or cause ofThey are staunchly independent and don't hold a brief for any political party. advocated, backed, championed, endorsed(also indorsed), patronized, plumped (for), plunked (for)or plonked (for), supported adopted, embraced, espousedabetted, aided, assisted, helped, propped (up), seconded, sided (with)backstopped, bolstered, boosted, buttressed, reinforced(also reenforced)advanced, forwarded, furtheredplugged, preached, talked upbailed out, delivered, rescued, saved stood up for, stuck up for, went in for, went to bat for baffled, foiled, frustrated, interfered, opposed, sabotaged, thwarteddeserted, disappointed, failed, let down |