シンパ
Meanings
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abbreviation
Abbreviation of シンパサイザー. Used for someone who sympathizes with a political group or movement, especially communist or union causes, without being a formal member.
See also: シンパサイザー
He is a Communist Party sympathizer, but not a formal member.
Union sympathizers attended the rally.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉のシンパになるto become a sympathizer of (a cause/movement)
He became a sympathizer of that movement during his student days.
- シンパを増やすto gain (more) sympathizers
The group steadily gained more sympathizers through its grassroots activities.