loyalist
noun
loy·al·ist
ˈlȯi-ə-list 
: one who is or remains loyal especially to a political cause, party, government, or sovereign
Examples of loyalist in a Sentence
die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Project 2025 also contains plans to destroy the National Monument system, and replace federal employees with Trump loyalists, among many other radical measures.
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
As more organizations joined the fold, their boards increasingly overlapped, and the roster of ideologues and Trump loyalists grew.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The speakers are really much more like MAGA celebrities and Trump loyalists and not so much folks in the party who have been lukewarm to Trump.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
At rallies, in interviews and online, Trump has floated policies that would reduce the independence of the Justice Department, replace nonpartisan federal workers with White House loyalists and bypass the spending authority of Congress.
—Jm Rieger, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
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Wes Siler, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
As more organizations joined the fold, their boards increasingly overlapped, and the roster of ideologues and Trump loyalists grew.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
The speakers are really much more like MAGA celebrities and Trump loyalists and not so much folks in the party who have been lukewarm to Trump.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
At rallies, in interviews and online, Trump has floated policies that would reduce the independence of the Justice Department, replace nonpartisan federal workers with White House loyalists and bypass the spending authority of Congress.
—Jm Rieger, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
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“Loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loyalist. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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loyalist
noun
loy·al·ist
ˈlȯi-ə-ləst
: one who is or remains loyal to a political cause, government, or sovereign especially in times of revolt
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