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loyalist

[loi-uh-list] / ˈlɔɪ ə lɪst /
NOUN
supporter
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East Belfast, parts of which are loyalist, was one of the hotspots of violence.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

He issued a no-bid contract to a company that botched the renovation, according to staunch Trump loyalist Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

It's true that for years he has tried publicly to stay out of Labour internal wrangling, styling himself as a loyalist – which didn't always go down well.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Osvaldo De La Garza, who lives in the Tampa, Fla., area, is a loyalist of Coronita, a smaller version of the Mexican lager Corona.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Daoud’s loyalist forces were all but defeated, Abdul Qader said in a reassuring tone.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

Aquatics Center loyalists, however, wonder how they will cope with the loss of their pools.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

In his third term, Xi has delegated some responsibilities to a small group of loyalists who are in their late 60s and early 70s—considered too old to be viable successors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

The branding has worked wonders for the studio’s reputation, leading diehard loyalists to conflate the production-and-distribution company with the art it finances — resulting in capsule collections of merch flying off the digital shelves.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

In a parliament dominated by military loyalists, Min Aung Hlaing was elected president in April.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

“I assume that by loyalists, they mean Tutsis?”

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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