0 to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct:
1 to defend or maintain a principle or law, or to state that a decision that has already been made, esp. a legal one, is correct:
2 to state that a decision which has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct:
The government has promised to uphold the principles of democracy.
We will endeavour to uphold the high educational standards which have become associated with this institution.
A committed socialist, he upheld the rights of the voiceless and the underprivileged.
To suggest otherwise is to uphold a doctrine that supports significant violations of patients' rights.
Dramatically increasing repression in this way reflected the monarchy's determination to have provincial elites uphold royal authority.
Timing may vary dramatically between performers or stylistic schools, depending on the aesthetics upheld by the guru.
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支援,維護,贊成(尤指法律上的決議)…
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支持,维护,赞成(尤指法律上的决议)…
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defender, mantener, ratificar…
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apoiar, manter, confirmar…
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(法律など)を守る, ~を擁護する…
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uygun bulmak, onaylamak, kabul etmek…
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confirmer, soutenir, aider à perpétuer…
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defensar, mantenir…
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