adherents

noun

plural of adherent
as in followers
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another the Flat Earth Society surely doesn't have many adherents

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Recent Examples of adherents But experts and adherents alike warn that this idea fails to reckon with how different traditions and worldviews can often contradict one another. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Since the administration kicked off its anti-AI doomerism social media campaign, taking particular aim at EA and its adherents’ belief that AI carries a high risk of ending humanity—anti-AI sentiment seems to have grown. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 When brutal rationalism is challenged, especially by traditionalists, its defenders will often justify themselves by pointing to the intelligence of its adherents. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026 Its adherents believe that the relentless pursuit of maximizing individual freedom and rights has come at the cost of community, religion, and traditional norms. — Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026 While these America First adherents preach populism, their closets are full of Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Louboutin, Dior, and plenty of other boldface European names. — Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 Its adherents passed legislation that protected workers, created novel regulatory agencies, broke up powerful monopolies, and developed safety standards. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 Far too much coverage of declining trust in science — particularly the anti-vaccine movement — is predicated on the assumption that its adherents are either stupid or crazy. — Rick Berke, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026 In the warmer months, old money adherents lean toward milky white polishes and pink pearl nails. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
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  1. followers
  2. disciples
  3. partisans
Noun
  • Her tens of millions of social media followers give her a platform far beyond her New York district, and her nickname, AOC, has become one of the most recognizable in American politics.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Two fraudulent videos targeting the Senate candidate were posted on Tuesday on X by an account created last month that had few followers.
    — Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of followers
Noun
  • Chicago dog disciples will find their favorite food there, too.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Obeying Christ, the soon-to-be disciples got a hands-on lesson in the power of deeper, more humble prayers rather than surface-level efforts.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of disciples
Noun
  • But the clean provenance and their New York highlife has never appeased Pooh partisans who think Fifth Avenue is much too far from the Hundred Acre Wood.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Overwhelming shares of partisans support their party’s candidates – 98% of Democratic likely voters and 96% of Republican likely voters each support their party candidates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of partisans

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