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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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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