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What (who) is adherent - definition
adherent
[?d'h??r(?)nt]
¦ noun someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.
¦ adjective sticking fast to something.
adherent
(adherents)
An adherent is someone who holds a particular belief or supports a particular person or group.
This idea is gaining adherents.
= follower, supporter
N-COUNT
Adherent
·adj Sticking; clinging; adhering.
II. Adherent ·adj Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
III. Adherent ·noun That which adheres; an Appendage.
IV. Adherent ·adj Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
V. Adherent ·noun One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.
Examples of use of adherent
1. Its most prominent adherent is President Vladimir Putin, whose faith is part of his public persona.
2. But my stance would be the same if I were an adherent of a different religion.
3. But perhaps the most famous adherent to the steadfast fashion code is Dolly Parton.
4. None the less, he was an adherent of the strict Wahhabi sect that also inspired Bin Laden.
5. Bernanke is an adherent to "inflation targeting" – the setting of a numerical goal for the Consumer Price Index.