allegiance

A Canadian territory has changed its rules for elected municipal officials, allowing them to take an oath pledging allegiance to the country's constitution instead of the British Crown when they are sworn in.

Political loyalties are fluid; senators and members of congress constantly shift their party allegiances.

Still, legal experts had mixed reactions to the Trump pick, citing her allegiance to the president-elect and her comparatively minor controversies.

There’s nothing going on between me and Jim, there’s no animosity, it’s just that we owe our allegiances to our players.”

Those of us who are lawyers are going to have to push judges to live up to their allegiance to the law and to our country’s highest values.