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owe allegiance

VERB
belong
Synonyms
STRONG
swing
WEAK
be a member be a member of be allied to be associated with be classified among be contained in be included in be one of be one of the family be part of fit in have a place in in with owe support run with swing with take one's place with

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Sauer also had to insist that unauthorized immigrants and temporary visitors owe allegiance to their home countries rather than the U.S., thus removing their children from his tortured definition of jurisdiction.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Even in the current chaotic state of affairs, those minor houses still owe allegiance to House Stark.

From The Verge • Apr. 15, 2019

But career public information officers know they ultimately serve and owe allegiance to the public and not to any politician.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2017

They are the free spirits who roam the grasslands of the pampas, herd the cattle and owe allegiance to no-one.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2013

To anyone who questioned the effectiveness of the loyalty oaths, he replied that people who really did owe allegiance to their country would be proud to pledge it as often as he forced them to.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller