loyalist has definitions from the field of politics
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[ noun ] (politics) a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)

Synonyms

stalwart

Used in print

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

These were the ships of His Majesty 's Navy , herding the hulks of the East_Indies merchants and the yachts and ketches of the loyalists .

Related terms

supporter

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