apologist
noun [ C ] formal uk/əˈpɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ us/əˈpɑː.lə.dʒɪst/
（尤指不受欢迎的政治信仰或制度的）辩护者，辩解者
a person who supports a particular belief or political system, especially an unpopular one, and speaks or writes in defence of it
communism and its apologists 共产主义及其辩护者
There are few apologists for the old system. 很少有人为旧制度辩护。