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loy⋅al⋅ist

  [loi-uh-list]
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–noun
1. a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, esp. in time of revolt.
2. (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who remained loyal to the British during the American Revolution; Tory.
3. (initial capital letter) an adherent of the republic during the Spanish Civil War, opposed to Franco.
Origin:
1640–50; loyal + -ist

Related forms:
loy⋅al⋅ism, noun
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loy·al·ist   (loi'ə-lĭst)   
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.
loy'al·ism n.
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