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What does stand up for mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).
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And we are going to stand up for people around the world, oppressed people, who want us to stand up for them.
That lesson is now spreading across the country, as more and more heterosexuals stand up for gay marriage.
But his mother did teach him to stand up for himself and that is the credo that he now brings to his children, four sons and three daughters.
Possibly he seems a little too meek, and should stand up for himself a bit more.
Why is it so difficult to tell the truth, to have the courage of your convictions and stand up for what you believe?
If the party won't even stand up for our mommas, who'll stand up for the party?

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