as in patriot
a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies
die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Rhaenyra loyalist Lord Oscar Tully is now lord paramount of the Riverlands.
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Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 22 July 2024
Between the lines: Privately, it had been expected Biden and a group of lifelong loyalists would decide his future in the presidential race, Axios' Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei report.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 21 July 2024
Project 2025, a plan developed by a long list of former Trump administration officials and the Heritage Foundation, promotes similar methods: dismantling the Department of Education, replacing civil servant employees with loyalists, and granting near absolute power to Trump.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
Two Trump loyalists also are out after back-to-back convention speeches.
—Clara Ence Morse, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 22 July 2024
Between the lines: Privately, it had been expected Biden and a group of lifelong loyalists would decide his future in the presidential race, Axios' Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei report.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 21 July 2024
Project 2025, a plan developed by a long list of former Trump administration officials and the Heritage Foundation, promotes similar methods: dismantling the Department of Education, replacing civil servant employees with loyalists, and granting near absolute power to Trump.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
Two Trump loyalists also are out after back-to-back convention speeches.
—Clara Ence Morse, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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“Loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loyalist. Accessed 11 Aug. 2024.
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