loyalist
noun
loy·al·ist
ˈlȯi-ə-list 
: one who is or remains loyal especially to a political cause, party, government, or sovereign
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die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2025
Know More While experts in Washington were initially optimistic that the second Trump administration would move quickly to bring in Africa expertise, tough vetting by MAGA loyalists and typical turnover has left the administration with few experienced policy hands.
—Mathias Hammer, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
In one especially brutal atrocity last March, hard-line jihadists supposedly outside the Syrian government’s control rampaged through Alawite villages along Syria’s Mediterranean coast, killing hundreds of civilians, in retaliation for Assad loyalists attacking Syrian army positions.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Abbas fired 17 of the Authority’s 24 Cabinet members, replacing Arafat loyalists with his own supporters.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 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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