1
[ noun ] the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

Synonyms

commitment loyalty dedication

Examples

"his long commitment to public service" "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

To forestall any change of allegiance , the Democrats hastily organised a testimonial banquet for O_'_Banion , as public reward for his past services and as a reminder of where his loyalties lay .

Related terms

cooperation faith devotion communalism consecration give

2
[ noun ] the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

Synonyms

fealty

Related terms

loyalty

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Rhymes with

diligence counterintelligence negligence alliance appliance dalliance allowance divergence intransigence intelligence resilience diligence negligence abeyance annoyance compliance noncompliance malfeasance convergence emergence intransigence indulgence submergence convalescence adolescence obsolescence reliance emergence divergence clearance license occurrence licence disappearance vehemence reliance resurgence vengeance sequence vigilance avoidance appearance reminiscence conveyance perseverance reappearance remittance connivance disappearance tolerance lawrence affluence intolerance consequence confluence recalcitrance convenience unbalance inconvenience florence st_lawrence clarence condolence valence adolescence assurance silence reassurance patience elegance flamboyance admittance abundance overabundance subsidence reluctance irrelevance eloquence relevance evanescence senescence utterance concurrence luminescence science omnipresence expedience disobedience obedience petulance observance prescience recurrence cadence adherence influence violence guidance surveillance defiance reluctance impatience credence audience grievance balance assistance deviance nonviolence deliverance inadvertence bioscience riddance impedance pittance vehemence insignificance significance recurrence turbulence interdependence insolence ambivalence ambience ascendance ambulance prevalence attendance equivalence accordance pestilence excellence ambiance opulence virulence benevolence decadence resonance essence conscience inductance contrivance resemblance transience overconfidence recognizance extravagance acquiescence imbalance ordnance inadvertence abhorrence forbearance parlance comeuppance clairvoyance transference arrogance cognizance presence issuance interference semblance pseudoscience conference coherence acquaintance incoherence resilience substance residence ebullience deterrence remittance brilliance noninterference reconnaissance radiance terence providence provenance prominence teleconference preponderance governance predominance conference dominance penance capacitance nuisance counterbalance circumference belligerence consistence insistence inexperience indifference coexistence subsistence

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 L IY1 JH AH0 N S

Similar Spelling

allegiant Alexandre Alexander Alejandre Alexanders Alleghenies alexander_i alginic_acid alexander_vi alexander_ii allegheny alexandrite Alexandrine Alexandra alexander_iii Alejandro Alejandra Alexandria Alessandra

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