loyalist

noun

loy·​al·​ist ˈlȯi-ə-list How to pronounce loyalist (audio)
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: one who is or remains loyal especially to a political cause, party, government, or sovereign

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die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Trump has empowered his loyalists to try to transform the voting process. — ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026 As the divide between union members and Medieval Times loyalists deepened, anonymous troll accounts surfaced and began posting content harassing those on the picket line. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 As joyful crowds took to the streets to celebrate the students' victory on Sunday, some in the crowd stoned the withdrawing police and dismantled a camp used by Vucic loyalists in a park in central Belgrade for more than a year. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 The president was most of the way through his speech late Monday to a crowd of MAGA loyalists when the heckler briefly forced him to pause. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loyalist

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1647, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of loyalist was in 1647

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loyalist

noun
loy·​al·​ist ˈlȯi-ə-ləst How to pronounce loyalist (audio)
: one who is or remains loyal to a political cause, government, or sovereign especially in times of revolt

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