Most estimates place one-third of Americans as loyalist, one-third on the fence, to be swayed by whomever was winning, and one-third rebel.
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Loyalist
//ˈlɔɪəlɪst//
Synonyms for "loyalist" (26 found)
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24 translations across 13 languages.
French
1 entries- loyaliste noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
German
2 entries- Loyalist noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
- Loyalistin noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
Irish
2 entries- Dílseoir noun (Irish sense)
- dílseoir noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
Italian
1 entries- lealista noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
Marathi
1 entries- लॉयलिस्ट noun (Irish sense)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- lojalist noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- lojalist noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
Polish
2 entries- lojalista noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
- lojalistka noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
Portuguese
1 entries- lealista noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
Russian
4 entries- вернопо́дданная noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
- вернопо́дданный noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
- лояли́ст noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
- лояли́стка noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
Spanish
1 entries- lealista noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
Swedish
1 entries- lojalast noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
Ukrainian
4 entries- вірнопіддана noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
- вірнопідданий noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
- лояліст noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
- лоялістка noun (a person who is loyal to a cause)
Sample sentences
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Cobble Hill’s “first hipster bar” sports a “funky living room-ish setting” with “interesting” artwork on the walls and a “low-key” vibe in the air; a “cool” back garden and occasional “dorktastic trivia” contests lead loyalists to label it “one of the best on Atlantic” Avenue.
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In this sense, a new loyalist aesthetic can also be perceived in simplistic works such as anticommunist literature and melancholic works such as nostalgic fiction and prose.
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An obvious characteristic of a kakistocrat is inserting unqualified loyalists into positions of power. Nepotism and kakistocracy go hand-in-hand.
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