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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
“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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·±ô´Ç²âa±ô·³Ù²â noun plural nonloyalties
  • ´Çv±ð°ù·±ô´Ç²âa±ô·³Ù²â noun plural overloyalties
  • ³Ü²Ô·±ô´Ç²âa±ô·³Ù²â noun plural unloyalties
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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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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That vetting process reportedly included loyalty tests and questions about voting records.

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Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers to check their bags, ending a long-standing “bags fly free†policy that inspired loyalty and differentiated the brand from its competitors.

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