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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

/ ˈ±ôɔɪə±ô³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being loyal

  2. (often plural) a feeling of allegiance

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • nonloyalty noun
  • overloyalty noun
  • unloyalty noun
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51³Ô¹Ï 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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The juvenile prisons only worsened his situation and reinforced his loyalty to gang life.

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My political science colleagues — some of them have said that the only thing that explains voting is party loyalty.

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This means that voters and Congress members alike are driven not so much by loyalty to their own party but instead a sort of seething hatred for the other political party.

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In an address to Army soldiers prescreened for looks and loyalty at Ft.

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“I was just hoping ... that we had enough talent. The makeup was there, the character, the loyalty, the toughness. That’s great to have all that, but you’ve got to have talent at this level.â€

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