loyalist
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ə noun
1.
a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially 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.
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| —n | |
| a patriotic supporter of his sovereign or government | |
| 'loyalism | |
| —n | |
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| Loyalist (ˈlɔɪəlɪst) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (in Northern Ireland) any of the Protestants wishing to retain Ulster's link with Britain |
| 2. | (in North America) an American colonist who supported Britain during the War of American Independence |
| 3. | (in Canada) short for United Empire Loyalist |
| 4. | (during the Spanish Civil War) a supporter of the republican government |
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Example sentences
Across open desert and through small towns, loyalist advances have been swift.
Then they got trounced by a far more professional loyalist military.
Loyalist snipers in buildings across the city cannot be taken out from the air without killing civilians nearby.
From the outset, loyalist violence was largely haphazard.
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