loyalist
noun
a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
loyalism
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a word derived from
loyalist.
Example Sentences
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The pamphlet railed against British atrocities, condemned servile loyalism and confidently projected military recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Those behind the most recent threat were, he said, "an absolute disgrace to unionism and loyalism".
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2022
Traditions of republicanism and loyalism thrive in areas where there are close community networks and extended families; communities where codes of loyalty and sacrifice are handed down from one generation to another.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 8, 2018
Typically, girl group loyalism falls into the benign end of human self-sorting.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2016
Robert Calhoon, historian of loyalism, notes Virginia Loyalists consisted "of a handful of Anglican clergymen, the members of a moribund Royal Council, and several hundred Scottish merchants, and were ... not a very formidable coalition."
From The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 by Virginia. History, Government, and Geography Service
