as in patriots
a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies
die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries
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Recent Examples of loyalists
Trump has aggressively pressured the Fed to lower interest rates and wants to fill the board with loyalists; his Justice Department is investigating a Fed governor who sued Trump for firing her.
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Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Scientists are leaving in droves and being replaced by political loyalists.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Perhaps brand loyalists don’t care, but the GLC 63 E stretches pricing norms, even by luxury standards.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Belfast was British, the loyalists said, even more British than the British!
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
And that mix — loyalists deepening their connection, new faces being folded in — is where the business logic shines.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The chain’s loyalists were already riled up over a dramatic makeover of the menu and the country feel of the restaurants to appeal to more diners.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Trump has restaffed the military with loyalists, slashed the IRS’s workforce, and filled the CDC with science denialists.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Lelkes launched the production outfit after the Hungarian government placed control of Budapest’s University of Theater and Film Arts — known by its Hungarian acronym, SZFE — into the hands of Orbán loyalists.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 23 Aug. 2025
Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Scientists are leaving in droves and being replaced by political loyalists.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Perhaps brand loyalists don’t care, but the GLC 63 E stretches pricing norms, even by luxury standards.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Belfast was British, the loyalists said, even more British than the British!
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
And that mix — loyalists deepening their connection, new faces being folded in — is where the business logic shines.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The chain’s loyalists were already riled up over a dramatic makeover of the menu and the country feel of the restaurants to appeal to more diners.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Trump has restaffed the military with loyalists, slashed the IRS’s workforce, and filled the CDC with science denialists.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Lelkes launched the production outfit after the Hungarian government placed control of Budapest’s University of Theater and Film Arts — known by its Hungarian acronym, SZFE — into the hands of Orbán loyalists.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loyalists
patriots
Noun
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Boston is the city where patriots rebelled against the English Crown and began the American Revolution.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Loyalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loyalists. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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