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| brother |
a male related to another by similarity such as kinship, allegiance to a particular group, or common purpose. [1/4 definitions] |
| commonwealth |
(cap.) a voluntary association of sovereign states with common interests, or a federation of former colonies, such as those sharing an allegiance to the British crown. [1/3 definitions] |
| die-hard |
stubbornly clinging to a cause, hope, allegiance, or the like, despite its apparent futility. [1/2 definitions] |
| disloyal |
unfaithful to one's duty or allegiance. |
| expatriate |
to remove from one's native country or allegiance; send into exile; banish. [4/5 definitions] |
| faithful |
giving allegiance to a person, cause, or ideal. [1/7 definitions] |
| fickle |
quickly changing without reason or warning, esp. in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |
| flip-flop |
a sudden reversal or change of mind, allegiance, or the like. [1/7 definitions] |
| freelance |
a person who proceeds as an independent in politics with no allegiance to any one party. [1/6 definitions] |
| high treason |
violation of allegiance against one's government, or the crime of giving aid and comfort to the enemies of one's own government. |
| homage |
a formal, public pledge of allegiance to a feudal lord by a tenant or vassal. [1/2 definitions] |
| liege |
a feudal lord or sovereign entitled to allegiance and service. [3/4 definitions] |
| nonjuror |
one who refuses to swear an oath, as of allegiance. |
| oath |
such a pledge in prescribed words, used to declare allegiance or to declare that one will serve one's office honorably. [1/4 definitions] |
| straight |
undeviating in political support or allegiance. [1/20 definitions] |
| subject |
a person who owes allegiance to a monarch or to a state. [1/14 definitions] |
| treachery |
violation of faith or allegiance; betrayal. [1/2 definitions] |
| turn |
to change one's loyalty or allegiance. [1/32 definitions] |
| turnabout |
a drastic change in ideas, opinions, allegiance, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| turncoat |
one who changes from one party, allegiance, or the like, to the opposite, esp. a traitor. |
| vassal |
in the Middle Ages, one who was granted the use of land in return for allegiance and service to a feudal lord. [1/2 definitions] |
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