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loyalist definition

loy·al·ist (-ist)

noun

  1. a person who is loyal; esp., one who supports the country's established government during times of revolt
  2. ☆ in the American Revolution, a colonist who was loyal to the British government
  3. in the Spanish Civil War, one who remained loyal to the Republic, opposing Franco's revolt

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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