Syn. -- Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter; dependent; ally; backer.
Ad*her"ent*ly, adv. In an adherent manner.
Ad*her"er (&?;), n. One who adheres; an adherent.
Ad*he"sion (&?;), n. [L. adhaesio, fr. adhaerere: cf. F. adhésion.] 1. The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.
2. Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, to a policy.
His adhesion to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy.
De Quincey.