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loyalists

loyalists is the plural of loyalist.

Meaning of loyalist

Noun

loyalist (plural loyalists)

  1. A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation.
    • Most estimates place one-third of Americans as loyalist, one-third on the fence, to be swayed by whomever was winning, and one-third rebel.1999, Harry M. Ward, The War for Independence and the Transformation of American Society, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 35

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Noun capitalized: Loyalists

Loyalists

  1. (plural) plural of Loyalist

Phrases with loyalists

Questions about loyalists

What is loyalists the plural of?
Loyalists is the plural of loyalist.
What part of speech is loyalists?
Loyalists is a noun.

Words near loyalists in the dictionary

  1. loyalises
  2. loyalising
  3. loyalism
  4. loyalisms
  5. loyalist
  6. loyalists
  7. loyalization
  8. loyalize
  9. loyalized
  10. loyalizes
  11. loyalizing

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