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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.
To·ry   (tôr'ē, tōr'ē)   
n.   pl. To·ries
    1. A member of a British political party, founded in 1689, that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832.
    2. A member of a Conservative Party, as in Canada.
  2. An American who, during the period of the American Revolution, favored the British side. Also called Loyalist.
  3. often tory A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of democratization or reform; a political conservative.

[Irish Gaelic tóraidhe, robber, from Old Irish tóir, pursuit; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]
To'ry adj., To'ry·ism n.
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Loyalist

Loy"al*ist\, n. A person who adheres to his sovereign or to the lawful authority; especially, one who maintains his allegiance to his prince or government, and defends his cause in times of revolt or revolution.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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