Minor Construction-Building Repair and Alterations General Almost all minor construction, building repair and alteration are handled through the Physical Plant Department. Since the University requires that any physical changes to buildings be approved by the Director of Physical Plant, it is necessary for Physical Plant personnel to perform the actual work or, if funds are available, to be contracted to commercial companies and supervise the work in progress.
Synonyms for defend. verb protect. 1  preserve star. 2  contend star. 3  hold star. 4  secure star. 5  uphold star. 6  prevent star. 7  fight star.
Synonyms: support, uphold, back1, advocate, champion. These verbs mean to give aid or encouragement to a person or cause. Support is the most general: the policy of Cromwell, who supported the growing power of France against the declining power of Spain (William E.H. Lecky). To uphold is to maintain or affirm, often in the face of a challenge or strong opposition: The Declaration of Right upheld the principle of hereditary monarchy (Edmund Burke).