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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Recent Examples of loyalist
Trump has aggressively pressured the Fed to lower interest rates and wants to fill the board with loyalists; his Justice Department is investigating a Fed governor who sued Trump for firing her.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Scientists are leaving in droves and being replaced by political loyalists.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Perhaps brand loyalists don’t care, but the GLC 63 E stretches pricing norms, even by luxury standards.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
This was a Paton loyalist since his days in Minnesota, who now led the Paton-and-pro-personnel braintrust.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Scientists are leaving in droves and being replaced by political loyalists.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Perhaps brand loyalists don’t care, but the GLC 63 E stretches pricing norms, even by luxury standards.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
This was a Paton loyalist since his days in Minnesota, who now led the Paton-and-pro-personnel braintrust.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loyalist
patriot
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In New York and New Jersey, patriot militias, loyalist partisans and British regulars raided across county lines, targeting farms and neighbors.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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Dream City Church Senior Pastor Luke Barnett called Kirk a patriot in his opening sermon, garnering robust applause.—
Lauren De Young,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loyalist. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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