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patriots

NOUN

person who loves his or her country

Synonyms

STRONG

flag-waver jingoist loyalist nationalist partisan patrioteer volunteer

WEAK

good citizen statesperson ultranationalist

Antonyms

WEAK

expatriot traitor

Example Sentences

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Lowe, who represents Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, welcomed Whitford's defection on X, claiming "the patriots keep coming and coming".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

“Many great American companies and patriots have stepped forward to donate to the Trump-Kennedy Center,” Leavitt said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is additionally expected to host them at the presidential palace in the coming days, after calling the players "patriots" and labelling the final a "victory for all Senegalese people".

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Defiant, emotional and life-affirming, the film presents us with endearing patriots who love their country but hate its leaders, sucking us into a riveting tale with a powerful undertow.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Soviet citizens felt that they themselves were real patriots, fighting a war against the false patriotism of fascism.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein