loyalist
noun
loy·al·ist
ˈlȯi-ə-list 
: one who is or remains loyal especially to a political cause, party, government, or sovereign
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die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Thousands of British loyalists from Georgia and South Carolina fled to Florida during the Revolutionary War.
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Amy Galo, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
The selection may help the ruling coalition to quiet fears that Ramaphosa’s African National Congress party would install a loyalist to oversee a whitewash.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
But Choi said Han’s win could worsen a divide in the conservatives because Yoon loyalists would feel a sense of crisis and close ranks further.
—ABC News, 2 June 2026
Gabbard was widely regarded as an unserious leader and political loyalist.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
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Amy Galo, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
The selection may help the ruling coalition to quiet fears that Ramaphosa’s African National Congress party would install a loyalist to oversee a whitewash.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
But Choi said Han’s win could worsen a divide in the conservatives because Yoon loyalists would feel a sense of crisis and close ranks further.
—ABC News, 2 June 2026
Gabbard was widely regarded as an unserious leader and political loyalist.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
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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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