(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If someone has the ~ of an organization or an important person, they receive support or money from that organization or person in order to do something.
He said the president had the full ~ of his government to negotiate a deal...
Mr Bach set up his own consulting business with the ~ of his old boss.
= support
N-UNCOUNT: usu N of/for n
2.
A ~ is a layer of something such as cloth that is put onto the back of something in order to strengthen or protect it.
N-VAR
3.
The ~ of a popular song is the music which is sung or played to accompany the main tune.
Sharon also sang ~ vocals for Barry Manilow...
N-COUNT: oft N n