to stand up for
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In Canadian and American English, this phrasal verb typically means:
to defend your beliefs
to defend someone who cannot defend themselves
EXAMPLES
(definition 1) “They believed in equal opportunity and rights for all individuals in the nation. Therefore, they stood up for all persons who were treated in a dehumanizing way by general society. This was regardless of sex, sexuality, religion, political affiliation, socioeconomic class, race, ethnicity, age, or any other identity marker that was commonly discriminated at the time.”
(definition 2) “Many non-profit organizations stand up for oppressed communities by offering them support through informed public representation, personal resources, education, and more.”
