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loyalist

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loy‧al‧ist [countable]
1PPG someone who continues to support a government or country, especially during a period of change
2

Loyalist

someone from Northern Ireland who believes that Northern Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom, and not become part of the Republic of Ireland [↪ Republican]
—loyalist adjective
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