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What (who) is loyalist - definition
IDEOLOGY WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL MAINTAINS ALLEGIANCE TOWARD AN ESTABLISHED GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL PARTY, OR SOVEREIGN, ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF WAR AND REVOLT
Loyalists; Loyalist point of view; Loyal Association; Loyalist
![Loyalist]] refugees on their way to [[the Canadas]] during the [[American Revolution]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tory Refugees by Howard Pyle.jpg?width=200 "Loyalist]] refugees on their way to [[the Canadas]] during the [[American Revolution]].")
Loyalist
·noun A person who adheres to his sovereign or to the lawful authority; especially, one who maintains his allegiance to his prince or government, and defends his cause in times of revolt or revolution.
loyalist
(loyalists)
A loyalist is a person who remains firm in their support for a government or ruler.
Party loyalists responded as they always do, waving flags and carrying placards.
N-COUNT
loyalist
¦ noun a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face of a revolt.
?(Loyalist) a supporter of union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Derivatives
loyalism noun
Wikipedia
Loyalism
Loyalism, in the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and its former colonies, refers to the allegiance to the British crown or the United Kingdom. In North America, the most common usage of the term refers to loyalty to the British Crown, notably with the loyalists opponents of the American Revolution, and United Empire Loyalists who moved to other colonies in British North America after the revolution.
Examples of use of loyalist
1. "Once again it is loyalist paramilitaries who have brought violence into loyalist areas," he said.
2. Footnotes Loyalist Volunteer Force Volatile loyalist paramilitary splinter group formed in 1''6.
3. Feuding between the UDA, the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and its splinter group, the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), has been corroding loyalist communities for years.
4. Even Clinton loyalist James Carville calls Obama the likely nominee.
5. There remains a gloomy, fretful mood among even loyalist MPs.