royalist
noun
roy·al·ist
ˈrȯi-ə-list 
1
often Royalist
: an adherent of a king or of monarchical government: such as
a
b
2
: a reactionary business tycoon
royalist
adjective
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Two years later, a group of Hawaiian royalists held an armed revolt to restore the monarchy, and the provisional government blamed her for the violence.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 18 May 2026
He was widely believed to have reached a secret accommodation with the traditional royalist establishment.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
Keep in mind that despite the significance of the date of July 4, 1776, royalists and republicans had been arguing in print, pamphlets, taverns and on town greens long before 1776.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
There’s a lot of royalist television out there, and much of it is either pretty mid or revels in bodice-ripping trashiness.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 18 May 2026
He was widely believed to have reached a secret accommodation with the traditional royalist establishment.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
Keep in mind that despite the significance of the date of July 4, 1776, royalists and republicans had been arguing in print, pamphlets, taverns and on town greens long before 1776.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
There’s a lot of royalist television out there, and much of it is either pretty mid or revels in bodice-ripping trashiness.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Royalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/royalist. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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