Defend and Represent

Defend

Defend verb - Be the defense counsel for someone in a trial.

Represent is a synonym for defend. In some cases you can use "Represent" instead a verb "Defend".

Represent

Represent verb - Be the defense counsel for someone in a trial.
Usage example: Ms. Smith will represent the defendant

Defend is a synonym for represent. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Represent".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

humanity defend humanity represent humanity
life defend life represent life
man defend man represent man
people defend people represent people
Other words: someone, way, earth, world, country, client, anyone.

Both words in one sentence

  • I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and those who came before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world.
  • What Do You Mean, It's Not Political? More broadly, they represent alternative paths that oppressed people can follow: appeal to the consciences of the oppressors by taking the moral high ground, or defend your rights by force.
  • Jesus Was Crazy While Maria Magdalena and the apostle Simon represent two very different versions of Jesus Was Way Cool, Pontius Pilate goes down the Jesus Was Crazy road — trying to defend Jesus by arguing that he's insane.
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