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loyalist
[ loi-uh-list ]
noun
- a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who remained loyal to the British during the American Revolution; Tory.
- (initial capital letter) an adherent of the republic during the Spanish Civil War, opposed to Franco.
Loyalist
1/ ˈɔɪəɪ /
noun
- (in Northern Ireland) any of the Protestants wishing to retain Ulster's link with Britain
- (in North America) an American colonist who supported Britain during the War of American Independence
- (in Canada) short for United Empire Loyalist
- (during the Spanish Civil War) a supporter of the republican government
loyalist
2/ ˈɔɪəɪ /
noun
- a patriotic supporter of his sovereign or government
Derived Forms
- ˈDzⲹ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dza· noun
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Example Sentences
Government forces and thousands of fighters — including from Sunni jihadist factions — beat back the loyalists but also hunted down Alawites, who share Assad’s religion and were seen by many Syrians as complicit in his policies.
Labour loyalists and spin doctors will emphasise what is true – the elections being fought at council level are "us fighting in the shires", as one of them said.
Biggs speculated that judges appointed to replace those who left could be “political loyalists.”
It comes just weeks after some residents were sent leaflets claiming to be from a loyalist paramilitary organisation.
Work on the new signage at Belfast Grand Central Station has been paused pending the outcome of a legal challenge by loyalist activist Jamie Bryson.
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