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loyalist

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loy·al·ist  (loi-lst)
n.
1. One who maintains loyalty to an established government, political party, or sovereign, especially during war or revolutionary change.
2. Loyalist See Tory.
3. Loyalist One who supported the established government of Spain during the Spanish Civil War.

loyal·ism n.

loyalist [ˈlɔɪəlɪst]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a patriotic supporter of his sovereign or government
loyalism  n

Loyalist [ˈlɔɪəlɪst]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Northern Ireland) any of the Protestants wishing to retain Ulster's link with Britain
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in North America) an American colonist who supported Britain during the War of American Independence
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (during the Spanish Civil War) a supporter of the republican government
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.loyalistloyalist - a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
Translations
loyalist [ˈlɔɪəlɪst] N (gen) → partidario/a m/f del régimen; (in Spain 1936) → republicano/a m/f (N Irl) (Pol) → unionista mf
loyalist paramilitaries (in Northern Ireland) → paramilitares mpl unionistas
loyalist [ˈlɔɪəlɪst]
nloyaliste m/f
adj [paramilitary, terrorist] → loyaliste
loyalist
nLoyalist(in) m(f); the loyalists in the armydie regierungstreuen Teile der Armee
adjloyal; army, troopsregierungstreu
loyalist [ˈlɔɪəlɪst] n & adjlealista (m/f)
loyalist [ˈlɔɪəlɪst] n & adjlealista (m/f)


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That was a moment when a loyalist and an aristocrat like Hutchinson might have learned how powerless are kings, nobles, and great men, when the low and humble range themselves against them.
After Jos went to Court, which we may be sure he did as a loyal subject of his Sovereign (showing himself in his full court suit at the Club, whither Dobbin came to fetch him in a very shabby old uniform) he who had always been a staunch Loyalist and admirer of George IV, became such a tremendous Tory and pillar of the State that he was for having Amelia to go to a Drawing-room, too.
Others of the more learned in songs also celebrated his praises in a sort of ballad, which I take to have been written by some Irish loyalist.
 
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