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1) supporting anarchism (anarchic)

2) one of the upright posts supporting a handrail (baluster)

3) showing family closeness, especially by supporting one another against other people (clannish)

4) a tall, upright structure, usually of stone, supporting or decorating part of a building or standing alone as a monument (column)

5) (a person) supporting equal rights, benefits and opportunities for all people (egalitarian)

6) an example; fact or occasion etc supporting a general truth (instance)

7) one of the pieces of wood (from wall to wall) to which floors are fastened; a steel bar supporting a floor or ceiling (joist)

8) (of liquids etc) neither very warm nor cold; not eager either in supporting or opposing something (lukewarm)

9) using, supporting the use of, force or violence (militant)

10) supporting neither side in an agreement or quarrel; belonging to a country that supports no side in a war; having no definite characteristics, colour etc (neutral)

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Meaning:
affirmative

(of) a statement expressing 'Yes', agreement etc or one that is true, real etc as in 'The answer is (in the) affirmative

being agreeable or assenting

auxiliary

giving additional help or support

supplementary

collateral

secondary or subordinate but from the same source

indirect, secondary

confirmation

the act of confirming or being confirmed (all senses)

ratification, validation, proof

corroborative

tending to corroborate

confirmatory

fundamental

of great importance; basic

basic, important

second

next after the first in order, time, importance etc; additional; extra; another (similar example of); the sixieth part of a minute or a degree; a moment; short time

next; subordinate

secondary

coming after the first; less important or less strong

subordinate; less important

under

in or to a lower place, position etc; less; directly below; in and covered by; during the rule of

below

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