Bastion (Noun)
Meaning 1
A group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The local newspaper has been a bastion against government propaganda for decades.
- The city's unionized workers have long been a bastion of resistance against outsourcing.
- The small liberal arts college has remained a bastion of progressive thinking in a conservative region.
- After the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba remained the last bastion of communism in the Western Hemisphere.
- The non-profit organization has been a bastion of support for victims of environmental disasters, providing aid and advocacy for those affected.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.