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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Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
But since 2020, there has been a frenzied effort by election conspiracy theorists to install MAGA loyalists and election deniers as workers at all levels of the electoral process.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
But the rush to fill the Iraqi occupation government with political loyalists meant that there were far too few with the necessary background to make the right choices to run a functional government under difficult circumstances.
—Syrus Solo Jin / Made By History, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
The vast majority of congressional leaders are now Trump loyalists.
—Axios, 14 Oct. 2024
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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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