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cheerleading

 noun
     
Related topics: Sport
cheer‧lead‧ing [uncountable]
1DS the activity of being a cheerleader:
a cheerleading camp for girls
2 American English the act of loudly supporting an organization, idea etc and not being willing to listen to criticism of it:
The conventions have become nothing but cheerleading rallies for the presidential campaign.
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