loyalist
(initial capital letter) an adherent of the republic during the Spanish Civil War, opposed to Franco.
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Origin of loyalist
1Other words from loyalist
- loy·al·ism, noun
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How to use loyalist in a sentence
We also believe that having more people listen to The Economist’s podcasts means they will fall in love with The Economist’s journalism and become loyalists to the brand and lead to more subscribers.
Media Briefing: Publishers’ and platforms’ businesses settle into the new normal | Tim Peterson | February 18, 2021 | DigidayAs TV networks like Discovery and NBCUniversal stand up standalone streaming services, pay-TV loyalists may reconsider their subscriptions.
Future of TV Briefing: Hollywood returns to production as stay-at-home orders, advisories lift | Tim Peterson | February 3, 2021 | DigidaySales have fallen for four straight years as it struggled to win back longtime loyalists who have since gravitated to big box chains such as Target and Costco to outfit their families.
Pandemic bankruptcies: A running list of retailers that have filed for Chapter 11 | Abha Bhattarai | December 4, 2020 | Washington PostMusk owns some 20% of Tesla’s shares, and the company’s board is stacked with loyalists.
Jackson was also known for packing postal service leadership with his hand-picked loyalists.
Trump Isn’t the First President to Use His Postmaster for Politics | Fiona Zublin | August 21, 2020 | Ozy
Longworth was born in 1783 to loyalist parents in Newark, New Jersey.
Beinart describes a Netanyahu loyalist and a right-winger—which is what the Israeli electorate endorsed twice.
But Assad loyalist strongholds and natural advantages in the surrounding mountains, can they take it?
A stick-shift loyalist—even in the dead heat of Washington, D.C., traffic—Wood is a hopeless, car-loving, romantic.
Google, Audi, Toyota, and the Brave New World of Driverless Cars | Abby Haglage | January 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“It has been vicious,” says a Rice loyalist who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The loyalist forces now scoured the insurgent districts, and it was found impossible to prevent many excesses from taking place.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanThe jailer, a loyalist, retained his position as a civil detail, thus protecting himself and sons from conscription.
Burgoyne fell into the error, common throughout the war, of trusting too much to loyalist help.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntThroughout the terrible events of 1789 Mirabeau was consistent as a loyalist and as a patriot.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X | VariousThe medicine was a great loss: there was no more within reach for rebel or loyalist.
The College, the Market, and the Court | Caroline H. Dall
British Dictionary definitions for loyalist (1 of 2)
/ (ˈlɔɪəlɪst) /
a patriotic supporter of his sovereign or government
Derived forms of loyalist
- loyalism, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Loyalist (2 of 2)
/ (ˈlɔɪəlɪst) /
(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
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