STALWART
- firm, steadfast, or uncompromising.
- an unwavering partisan [n STALWARTS]
- marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit.
- robust
- brave
- steadfast
- stalwart person
- conservative Republican in the 1870s and 1880s, esp. one opposed to civil service and other reforms during the administrations of presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and James A. Garfield