Driving force
Driving force noun - The act of applying force to propel something.
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Fan and driving force are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fan" instead a noun phrase "Driving force".
Fan
Fan noun - A person with a strong and habitual liking for something.
Driving force and fan are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Driving force" instead a noun "Fan".
Nearby Word: fanatic
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- While the protagonist isn't a big fan of such women, he does admit that they're the driving force behind most colonization ventures, pestering their government until it decides to finance the construction of a colony ship.
Source: Population Control - Similar to the Black Sabbath example (mentioned above), you can often tell how hardcore a fan is by whether they identify Dickinson (on, off, then on-again lead vocals) or Harris (bass, keyboards, backing vocals, founder, main composer) as the driving force behind Iron Maiden.
Source: Face Of The Band / Metal -
Henry Jenkins, in his book Textual Poachers says this may be the primary driving force behind Fan Fic.
Source: Periphery Demographic
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