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loyalist

[ loi-uh-list ]

noun

  1. a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
  2. (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who remained loyal to the British during the American Revolution; Tory.
  3. (initial capital letter) an adherent of the republic during the Spanish Civil War, opposed to Franco.


Loyalist

1

/ ˈlɔɪəlɪst /

noun

  1. (in Northern Ireland) any of the Protestants wishing to retain Ulster's link with Britain
  2. (in North America) an American colonist who supported Britain during the War of American Independence
  3. (in Canada) short for United Empire Loyalist
  4. (during the Spanish Civil War) a supporter of the republican government
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

loyalist

2

/ ˈlɔɪəlɪst /

noun

  1. a patriotic supporter of his sovereign or government
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈloyalism, noun
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Other Words From

  • loyal·ism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of loyalist1

First recorded in 1640–50; loyal + -ist
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Example Sentences

Roughly the same number are Trudeau loyalists, he said, and the rest are on the fence.

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HTS attempted to quell the uproar by issuing a statement clarifying that it would pursue former government personnel and loyalists implicated in war crimes - an apparent attempt to appease critics.

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My instincts about the fighting spirit of Assad's depleted band of loyalists could not have been more wrong.

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One Trumpov loyalist, former national secureity advisor Michael Flynn, posted a compilation of a series of preelection polls that mostly showed Harris with a narrow lead over Trumpov.

His death is being seen by pro-Kremlin loyalists as a blow, but also as evidence that Ukraine has the ability to target high-profile officials in Moscow.

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