adepto

n. follower, initiate, supporter

adj. adept

n. adept; adherent; (Latin America) addict

adj. follower, supporter; camp follower; professor

n. follower, supporter; camp follower; professor

= partisan, devotee.
Ex: Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
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* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.