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patriot

noun

ˈpā-trē-ət

as in loyalist

a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country

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Recent Examples on the Web Biden is a true patriot Joe Biden has not only been a great president and legislative leader but also a truly amazing human being. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024 Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate, D-Detroit, called Biden a patriot for his decision. —

Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2024 This is not a time for a sunshine patriot or summer soldier. —

CBS News, 21 July 2024 President Biden withdrew from the presidential race Sunday and threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new standard-bearer, a decision Democrats hailed as the act of a patriot who put his country over his self-interest. —

Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for patriot

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