royalist
noun
roy·al·ist
ˈrȯi-ə-list 
1
often capitalized
: an adherent of a king or of monarchical government: such as
a
b
2
: a reactionary business tycoon
royalist
adjective
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Talked about driving the money changers out of the temple, talked about economic royalists, for example.
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Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2016
That was a jump for royalists compared to a year earlier when 23 percent wanted to retain the king as head of state and 46 percent wanted to remove him, with Trump's threats being cited by the pollster as the likely cause.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
The king’s Highgrove estate honey is available for $34, and royalists can stock up on organic house marmalade for $10.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
While the protesters deployed some nationalist imagery, wielding Serbian flags and photos of Jesus while following a mascot of the World War II royalist Gen. Draza Mihailovic, the overall vibe of the Belgrade bonanza was closer to Woodstock than the March on Washington.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2016
That was a jump for royalists compared to a year earlier when 23 percent wanted to retain the king as head of state and 46 percent wanted to remove him, with Trump's threats being cited by the pollster as the likely cause.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
The king’s Highgrove estate honey is available for $34, and royalists can stock up on organic house marmalade for $10.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
While the protesters deployed some nationalist imagery, wielding Serbian flags and photos of Jesus while following a mascot of the World War II royalist Gen. Draza Mihailovic, the overall vibe of the Belgrade bonanza was closer to Woodstock than the March on Washington.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Royalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/royalist. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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