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's administration has cut funding to federal cultural agencies and installed loyalists in key leadership roles.
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Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Her parents were left-leaning, but like so many other Italians, hid their views from their children for fear of retribution from Mussolini’s loyalists.
—Suzanne Cope
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
JetBlue loyalists will soon have to say farewell to its Miami route.
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Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Her parents were left-leaning, but like so many other Italians, hid their views from their children for fear of retribution from Mussolini’s loyalists.
—Suzanne Cope
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
JetBlue loyalists will soon have to say farewell to its Miami route.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
Subversive Marketing The marketing campaign kicked off in a thoroughly unconventional way with a tongue-in-check apology to JCPenney loyalists for letting their secret shopping destination out.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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“Loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loyalist. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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