loyalist
see also: Loyalist
Pronunciation
Loyalist
Noun
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see also: Loyalist
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈlɔɪəlɪst/
loyalist (plural loyalists)
- A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation.
- 1999, Harry M. Ward, The War for Independence and the Transformation of American Society, Psychology Press (ISBN 9781857286571), page 35
- 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.
- 2013, Shu-mei Shih, Sinophone Studies: A Critical Reader, Columbia University Press (ISBN 9780231157513), page 101
- 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.
- 1999, Harry M. Ward, The War for Independence and the Transformation of American Society, Psychology Press (ISBN 9781857286571), page 35
- Italian: lealista
- Spanish: lealista
Loyalist
Noun
loyalist (plural loyalists)
- (US, Canada, historical) A person from the 13 Colonies (of British North America from the eastern seaboard of mainland North America) who was in favor of remaining in the British Empire during the American Revolution.
- (US, Canada, historical) Abbreviation of United Empire Loyalist.
- (person during the American Revolution) Patriot
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