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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Trump loyalists have roiled the Justice Department, shattering norms and leading to a mass exodus of veteran officials, but the 92-year-old chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has remained focused on the past.
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Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
That increased after the country's National Electoral Council, which is stacked with Maduro loyalists, declared the incumbent the winner.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Scholarship on loyalists and the experience of the common soldier on both sides of the war has grown markedly in recent years and so Burns and his team were able to take advantage of that.
—Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Hollywood should openly encourage the moguls accommodating him — from Tim Cook at Apple to the Murdochs, who even after the Fox sale still retain their Century City lot as well as streamer Tubi — to give the man a first look, even commend those loyalists for bestowing an overall deal.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025
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Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
That increased after the country's National Electoral Council, which is stacked with Maduro loyalists, declared the incumbent the winner.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Scholarship on loyalists and the experience of the common soldier on both sides of the war has grown markedly in recent years and so Burns and his team were able to take advantage of that.
—Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Hollywood should openly encourage the moguls accommodating him — from Tim Cook at Apple to the Murdochs, who even after the Fox sale still retain their Century City lot as well as streamer Tubi — to give the man a first look, even commend those loyalists for bestowing an overall deal.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loyalist. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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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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