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• v  stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
• v  refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief

• resist
• hold out
• withstand
• stand pat
• hold firm
• stand fast

• surrender

News & Articles

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• Patrick stands firm on transportation veto threat
  BOSTON (AP) — Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick, even with the odds seemingly stacked against him in the Legislature, indicated on Monday that he would stand firm on his promise to veto a transportation financing bill unless lawmakers agree to a change in it.        
  July 15, 2013 - Boston Globe