loyalist

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation.

   • Most estimates place one-third of Americans as loyalist, one-third on the fence, to be swayed by whomever was winning, and one-third rebel.
   • In this sense, a new loyalist aesthetic can also be perceived in simplistic works such as anticommunist literature and melancholic works such as nostalgic fiction and prose.
2. 2

   A person from the 13 Colonies (of British North America from the eastern seaboard of…

   A person from the 13 Colonies (of British North America from the eastern seaboard of mainland North America) who was in favor of remaining in the British Empire during the American Revolution.

3. 3

   Abbreviation of United Empire Loyalist.

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   1. 4

      A supporter of keeping Northern Ireland under British rule instead of unification with…

      A supporter of keeping Northern Ireland under British rule instead of unification with Ireland, usually from a Protestant background.

   2. 5

      A township municipality in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.

The neighborhood

• antonymPatriotantonym(s) of “person during the American Revolution”
• antonymWhigantonym(s) of “person during the American Revolution”
• antonymrepublicanantonym(s) of “supporter of Irish unification”