"thrown one's weight behind" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} thrown one's weight behind
  1. past participle of throw one's weight behind Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: throw one's weight behind
    Sense id: en-thrown_one's_weight_behind-en-verb-VKxy-yAk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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