Loyalism

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loy·al·ist

(loi′ə-lĭst)

1. One who maintains loyalty to an established government, political party, or sovereign, especially during war or revolutionary change.

2. Loyalist See Tory.

3. Loyalist One who supported the established government of Spain during the Spanish Civil War.

loy′al·ism n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Loyalism

1. a dedication to the British cause during the American revolution; Toryism.
2. an adherence to the cause of the republic during the Spanish Civil War. — Loyalist, n., adj.

See also: Politics

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A deftly crafted novel that, while a work of political fiction, reveals genuine insight into the yesteryear of Ulster Loyalism and the attitudes that drove the extremism of the time.

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Secretary of State Shaun Woodward said: "If these reports were to be confirmed, what we would see would be a seismic transformation within loyalism."

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He cited unconfirmed allegations that King William - loyalism's iconic victor of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 - had sexual relationships with men.