They would also select the members of the Senate, which is envisioned as the defender of provincial interests.

Will they still praise him as a defender of American interests then?

Since 1983 Vitéz Order has been awarded to individuals who have been defenders of Hungarian national interests and culture.

On the contrary, it has highly influential spokesmen who are defenders of interests, vested in the fragmented services of the status quo.

Even during the period of wartime alliance, Molotov was known as a tough negotiator and a determined defender of Soviet interests.

And defenders of special interests?

His reputation as a defender of Russian interests has served him well in a nation soured on capitalism and increasingly wary of Washington's policy prescriptions.

But environmental crusaders can be thoroughly wrongheaded, just like passionate defenders of corporate interests.

As the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Gilbert was a vocal defender of agricultural interests.

There she is seen as an energetic, moderate defender of local interests.