loyalist
noun
loy·al·ist
ˈlȯi-ə-list 
: one who is or remains loyal especially to a political cause, party, government, or sovereign
Examples of loyalist in a Sentence
die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Trump and Xi are visiting misfortune upon the downtrodden, expect all of their policies to be defended by vocal loyalists, and play fast and loose with economic data.
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Vincent Ni, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
For two decades, the regimes of Hugo Chávez and Maduro have tied the state to illicit economies —granting officers, loyalists, and gangs access to oil, smuggling routes and drug profits.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Miran has already uttered the unthinkable about dollar dominance and done the unthinkable by serving as an executive branch loyalist on the Fed board.
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The brain drain is being replenished by Kennedy loyalists, a deadly scheme, to be sure.
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Vincent Ni, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
For two decades, the regimes of Hugo Chávez and Maduro have tied the state to illicit economies —granting officers, loyalists, and gangs access to oil, smuggling routes and drug profits.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Miran has already uttered the unthinkable about dollar dominance and done the unthinkable by serving as an executive branch loyalist on the Fed board.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The brain drain is being replenished by Kennedy loyalists, a deadly scheme, to be sure.
—Patti Newton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loyalist. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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loyalist
noun
loy·al·ist
ˈlȯi-ə-ləst
: one who is or remains loyal to a political cause, government, or sovereign especially in times of revolt
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