as in patriot
a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies
die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Recent Examples of loyalist
Vought’s letter coincided with a quiet move to replace three members of that planning commission with loyalists, a source told CNN’s Kristen Holmes.
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Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Those claims were magnified by conservative news outlets, including Fox News, as well as Trump loyalists on social media, popular podcasts and talk shows.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Longtime Trump loyalists, including the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, started sharing a meme on Monday that depicted a bunch of cartoon lizard people laughing about having pulled one over on the unsuspecting public yet again.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
If a loyalist takes over and is too much of an outlier on monetary policy compared with the rest of the FOMC, then the chair could even be outvoted.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Those claims were magnified by conservative news outlets, including Fox News, as well as Trump loyalists on social media, popular podcasts and talk shows.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Longtime Trump loyalists, including the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, started sharing a meme on Monday that depicted a bunch of cartoon lizard people laughing about having pulled one over on the unsuspecting public yet again.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
If a loyalist takes over and is too much of an outlier on monetary policy compared with the rest of the FOMC, then the chair could even be outvoted.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loyalist
patriot
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Every citizen, patriot, and elective official can positively impact the revitalization of a permanent magnet industry and supply chain in the United States.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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Democracy requires the persistent, principled vigilance of courageous patriots.—
Nicole Bibbins Sedaca,
Boston Herald,
4 July 2025
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“Loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loyalist. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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