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acolytes
noun
Plural of acolyte
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"acolytes" is a correct and usable word in written English.
It is a noun that refers to someone who assists in a religious ceremony or who is a keen follower or admirer of someone or something. For example, "The bishop was surrounded by his acolytes as he entered the room."
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Meanwhile, supposedly independent organisations involved in everything from historical research to film censorship have been stuffed with acolytes of the Hindu right, however unqualified.
In the early hours of Friday morning, all five Respect councillors in Bradford followed Yaqoob's lead following a row with Galloway and his acolytes, and resigned.
These files show that cabinet critics confronted Lady Thatcher and her acolytes with well-costed and fully enumerated warnings about the fiscal and political impact of the poll tax.
THE political class first sat up and paid real attention to the "tea-party" movement two years ago, when its acolytes in Utah ended the career of Bob Bennett, a venerable Republican senator, by denying him the party's nomination for his re-election bid.
The acolytes of Ron Paul, a libertarian presidential candidate with a devoted and disgruntled following, did not disrupt the Republican pow-wow in Tampa as feared.
The Europhile Mr Clarke's acolytes will not like that.In this section Capitalist Glastonbury Chris Smith's class act Aitken's downfall Mr Brown's surprise package Adjust William Hagueiography Room boom Tough in their twenties Making it work Peace time Red dragons ReprintsCompare Mr Hague's team with Tony Blair's shadow cabinet after he was elected Labour leader in 1994.
Mr Murdoch's macho acolytes are certainly right about that.
He is known to be a fan of the Beatles, an enthusiasm once frowned upon by the regime.Whereas Fidel liked to surround himself with young acolytes, Raúl has long shown that he values the practical experience of provincial party officials, to whom he has devolved some powers.
At the same time Mr Turabi's acolytes were growing frustrated by his dictatorial style.
"People who hate politicians love him," said one, as a crowd of Bozza acolytes surged by.On October 1st Mr Johnson returned to the Tory conference stage, this time in Manchester.
THE dawn of the planet of the smartphones came in January 2007, when Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, in front of a rapt audience of Apple acolytes, brandished a slab of plastic, metal and silicon not much bigger than a Kit Kat.
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