party loyalist

noun

: a person who is a loyal member of a political party

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However, such qualifications are not uncommon for ambassadorial appointments to smaller or less politically critical nations, which are often awarded to major donors, party loyalists, business leaders, celebrities, or other prominent figures. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 Venezuela's National Electoral Council, which is stacked with ruling party loyalists, declared Maduro the election winner hours after polls closed. The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Nov. 2024 To begin to change all this, the government must liberalize the market and eliminate the need for import permits, which for years have been used to reward party loyalists. Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019 World & Nation Opposition presidential candidate González flees Venezuela for asylum in Spain Sept. 8, 2024 Global condemnation over the lack of transparency prompted Maduro to ask Venezuela’s high court, stacked with ruling party loyalists, to audit the results. Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024 But many of these quotas were actually used as a kind of nepotistic recruitment of party loyalists. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024 Her regime’s ruthlessness was in full force as police and armed party loyalists responded aggressively to the protests, leading to a death toll of more than 300 people. Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024 And while Biden’s preference still carries influence among many party loyalists, there’s hardly a guarantee that a party willing to defenestrate its leader will take its cues from the President any longer. Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 July 2024 The fourth day comes after a week of GOP lawmakers, celebrities, and other party loyalists have espoused Trump’s platform. Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024

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“Party loyalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/party%20loyalist. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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