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allegiances

  • plural
    of allegiance.
    allegiance
    noun
    the loyalty of a citizen to their government or of a subject to their sovereign.

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Murdoch's publications have switched political allegiances throughout the decades, backing the Conservatives in the 1980s and early 90s and switching to Labour in 1997, before returning to the Conservatives in 2010.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The New York native grew up rooting for the Brooklyn Dodgers before switching allegiances to the Yankees when the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Blackpool, on the coast of northwest England, is a window into shifting political allegiances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Born in France, Wahi switched allegiances to the African nation in March and started in the Ivory Coast's opening 1-0 World Cup Group E victory over Ecuador on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

The son of a New England farmer and shoemaker was being accused of aristocratic allegiances by an owner of slaves with vast estates, much of both inherited from his wife’s side of the family.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis