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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Siebert is a long-serving Gersh loyalist who joined the agency in the mid-1980s.
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
At the urging of Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), most of the Democrats in the California Assembly are leaving the social media platform of billionaire Elon Musk, a loyalist of President Trump.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
By building a social and political movement that gave him coercive power over the GOP, he’s been able to punish heretics and elevate loyalists committed to advancing his agenda and interests.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
They were roughed up by presidential loyalists and fled Venezuela.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
At the urging of Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), most of the Democrats in the California Assembly are leaving the social media platform of billionaire Elon Musk, a loyalist of President Trump.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
By building a social and political movement that gave him coercive power over the GOP, he’s been able to punish heretics and elevate loyalists committed to advancing his agenda and interests.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
They were roughed up by presidential loyalists and fled Venezuela.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loyalist. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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