Positive character trait
Staunch
Firmly loyal, committed, and dependable.
4 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Speaks up for a friend, a cause or a principle when it is unpopular to do so.
- Keeps supporting it through votes lost, years of setbacks and public criticism.
- Turns up to defend it in person when it comes under attack.
Fits when support for a sound principle remains loyal and firm under opposition
Not when commitment has become inflexible loyalty to a person regardless of conduct
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Resume line Championed [policy, standard or program] through [period] of [opposition or budget cuts], securing [adoption, funding or renewal].
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Reference or recommendation [Name] has been a staunch supporter of [cause, program or colleague] for [period]: when [it came under pressure], they [spoke up, raised funds or defended it] in public.
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Report card comment [Name] sticks up for friends and for what is fair, even when the rest of the group disagrees.
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In a story, shown not told When the council voted to close the library, eleven hands went up. Hers stayed down, and she was back at the next meeting with a petition.
She was a staunch defender of equal access even when the policy was unpopular.
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