Bulwark
noun
A strong support or protection.
The new policies act as a bulwark against economic instability.
Often appears as...
- bulwark against
- bulwark of defense
noun
A wall built for defense; a fortification.
The castle's bulwarks have stood for centuries.
Often appears as...
- castle's bulwark
- formidable bulwark
noun
An institution, person, or principle that acts as a defense.
Our legal system is a bulwark of our democratic society.
Often appears as...
- bulwark of democracy
- bulwark of society
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Formal
Academic
noun
A strong support or protection.
The new policies act as a bulwark against economic instability.
Often appears as...
- bulwark against
- bulwark of defense
noun
A wall built for defense; a fortification.
The castle's bulwarks have stood for centuries.
Often appears as...
- castle's bulwark
- formidable bulwark
noun
An institution, person, or principle that acts as a defense.
Our legal system is a bulwark of our democratic society.
Often appears as...
- bulwark of democracy
- bulwark of society
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe something that provides strong support or security in various situations.
A good education can be a bulwark against poverty.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-Physical Protection
Not always something you can touch; it can be an idea or action too.
Freedom of speech is a bulwark of democracy.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe something that provides strong support or security in various situations.
A good education can be a bulwark against poverty.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-Physical Protection
Not always something you can touch; it can be an idea or action too.
Freedom of speech is a bulwark of democracy.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to describe something that provides strong support or security in various situations.
A good education can be a bulwark against poverty.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-Physical Protection
Not always something you can touch; it can be an idea or action too.
Freedom of speech is a bulwark of democracy.
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Reimagining Dinosaurs...
because it's something that you can come come to at any point um and just i wanted to ask bulwarks you mentioned it earlier you know part of what you're doing now as reimagining dinosaurs is that you're reimagining the under the way that we understand it culturally and you're
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The building of...
went into building the cupola had an effect on the civilized world the cupola provided the thinking and the bulwark for next generation artists and thinkers and it started to forge the high
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Reimagining Dinosaurs...
because it's something that you can come come to at any point um and just i wanted to ask bulwarks you mentioned it earlier you know part of what you're doing now as reimagining dinosaurs is that you're reimagining the under the way that we understand it culturally and you're
Video examples
The building of...
went into building the cupola had an effect on the civilized world the cupola provided the thinking and the bulwark for next generation artists and thinkers and it started to forge the high
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Quote examples
Jon Lovett
American Producer
America needs a strong, rational, positive, practical conservative movement. It needs that bulwark against liberal delusion and hubris. It needs a voice that says we are imperfect, that life is complex, that government can create need even as it meets need, that you can't fix everything, and freedom is worth some danger and sorrow.
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Ari Melber
American Journalist
Iowa has long been heralded as a bulwark against the money and media that dominate the modern presidential race. Its caucus requires voters in every precinct to actually gather in a room, at one time, and listen to neighbors pitch their chosen candidates, before they are allowed to vote.
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John L. Lewis
American Leader
The organized workers of America, free in their industrial life, conscious partners in production, secure in their homes and enjoying a decent standard of living, will prove the finest bulwark against the intrusion of alien doctrines of government.
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Steve Buyer
American Politician
The sacrifices ordinary American men and women from communities large and small have been willing to make, often before they were past their teenage years, have secured our nation unprecedented freedoms and made us the world's bulwark of liberty.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
American President
The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams
American Critic
If liberals no longer pride themselves on being the adults in the room, the bulwark against the whims of the mob, our national descent into chaos will be complete.
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Enrique Pena Nieto
Mexican Statesman
Important reserves of natural resources, like petroleum and precious metals, are the bulwarks for laying the foundations for the future.
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Edwin Louis Cole
American Author
Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Guns are the ultimate bulwark against government misbehavior.
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Anna Jameson
British Writer
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
Quote examples
Jon Lovett
American Producer
America needs a strong, rational, positive, practical conservative movement. It needs that bulwark against liberal delusion and hubris. It needs a voice that says we are imperfect, that life is complex, that government can create need even as it meets need, that you can't fix everything, and freedom is worth some danger and sorrow.
Quote examples
Ari Melber
American Journalist
Iowa has long been heralded as a bulwark against the money and media that dominate the modern presidential race. Its caucus requires voters in every precinct to actually gather in a room, at one time, and listen to neighbors pitch their chosen candidates, before they are allowed to vote.
Quote examples
John L. Lewis
American Leader
The organized workers of America, free in their industrial life, conscious partners in production, secure in their homes and enjoying a decent standard of living, will prove the finest bulwark against the intrusion of alien doctrines of government.
Quote examples
Steve Buyer
American Politician
The sacrifices ordinary American men and women from communities large and small have been willing to make, often before they were past their teenage years, have secured our nation unprecedented freedoms and made us the world's bulwark of liberty.
Quote examples
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American President
The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
Quote examples
Thomas Chatterton Williams
American Critic
If liberals no longer pride themselves on being the adults in the room, the bulwark against the whims of the mob, our national descent into chaos will be complete.
Quote examples
Enrique Pena Nieto
Mexican Statesman
Important reserves of natural resources, like petroleum and precious metals, are the bulwarks for laying the foundations for the future.
Quote examples
Edwin Louis Cole
American Author
Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution.
Quote examples
P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Guns are the ultimate bulwark against government misbehavior.
Quote examples
Anna Jameson
British Writer
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
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