justifier

A noun referring to a person who argues in defense of or provides justification for a particular policy, institution, or action.

• 🇫🇷Personne qui présente des arguments pour défendre ou justifier une politique, une institution ou une action.

1. Defender or Apologist C1 formal

   A person who argues to defend or justify some policy, action, or institution.

   • He was a prominent justifier of the controversial policy.
   • The historian acted as a justifier for the monarchy's actions.
   • She became a justifier of the new regulations in the public debate.

   🇫🇷Défenseur ou apologiste

   Synonymes: advocateapologistdefenderexcusersupportervindicator

• justifiers plural form
• justifiers' possessive plural form
• justifier's possessive singular form