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loyalty

[ loi-uhl-tee ]

noun

plural loyalties.
  1. the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
  2. faithful adherence to a sovereign, government, leader, cause, etc.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. an example or instance of faithfulness, adherence, or the like:

    a man with fierce loyalties.



loyalty

/ ˈɔɪəɪ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being loyal
  2. often plural a feeling of allegiance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDz·Dza·ٲ noun plural nonloyalties
  • v·Dza·ٲ noun plural overloyalties
  • ܲ·Dza·ٲ noun plural unloyalties
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of loyalty1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English loialte, from Middle French. See loyal, -ty 2
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Synonym Study

Loyalty, allegiance, fidelity all imply a sense of duty or of devoted attachment to something or someone. Loyalty connotes sentiment and the feeling of devotion that one holds for one's country, creed, family, friends, etc. Allegiance applies particularly to a citizen's duty to their country, or, by extension, one's obligation to support a party, cause, leader, etc. Fidelity implies unwavering devotion and allegiance to a person, principle, etc
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In the U.S. two-party system, it has swallowed one of the two existing parties, usurping the role of conservatism and exploiting traditional party loyalties.

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In fairness, the Dodgers fans I found were part of households with divided loyalties.

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Buoyed by the loyalty of his supporters, Yoon wrote in a letter to them in January that it was only after being impeached that he "felt like a president".

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"They closed ranks, basically, through loyalty to their sister which is admirable and I understand."

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"We're always going to let go of people – people we don't like or people that take advantage of, or people that may have loyalties to someone else," he told reporters aboard Air Force One.

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