loyalist
/ˈlɔɪəlɪst/noun
उच्चारण लॉइअलिस्ट
वफ़ादार, निष्ठावान समर्थक, राजभक्त
Core word
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a person who is loyal to the ruling party, government or leader, especially when many people are opposing them
वफ़ादार, निष्ठावान समर्थक, राजभक्त
- Party loyalists gathered outside the leader's house.
- The king's loyalists refused to join the rebellion.
- The loyalists defended the chief minister during the crisis.
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- Only a few loyalists stayed with the old leader after the split.
- Party loyalists were rewarded with important posts.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
loyalist to + noun
Use 'to' or 'of' to name the person or party a loyalist supports.
जिस व्यक्ति या दल का समर्थक है, उसे बताने के लिए 'to' या 'of' आता है।
- He remained a loyalist to the old leader.
countable noun
A loyalist is a person; the plural is loyalists.
'Loyalist' व्यक्ति के लिए है; बहुवचन 'loyalists' है।
- Party loyalists filled the hall.
loyalist + noun
It can also modify a noun, as in loyalist troops or loyalist supporters.
यह noun को भी modify करता है, जैसे loyalist troops या loyalist supporters।
- Loyalist soldiers guarded the palace.
+Collocations 4
adjective + loyalist
staunchdiehardpartyroyallong-time
- A staunch loyalist spoke in the party's defence.
loyalist + noun
forcestroopssupportersfactionleader
- Loyalist forces held the city.
verb + loyalist
remain aact as abe seen as adismiss as a
- Critics dismissed her as a party loyalist.
loyalist + of
loyalist of the kingloyalist of the regimeloyalist of the chief minister
- He is a loyalist of the chief minister.
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- The new president replaced officials with his own loyalists.
नए राष्ट्रपति ने अधिकारियों को अपने निष्ठावानों से बदल दिया।
- Loyalists of the old government held a protest.
पुरानी सरकार के निष्ठावानों ने प्रदर्शन किया।
- She was a loyalist who never questioned the leader.
वह ऐसी निष्ठावान थी जिसने नेता पर कभी प्रश्न नहीं उठाया।
- The history chapter describes British loyalists during the American Revolution.
इतिहास का अध्याय अमेरिकी क्रांति के दौरान ब्रिटिश निष्ठावानों का वर्णन करता है।
- Even after the defeat, a few loyalists stood by the king.
हार के बाद भी कुछ निष्ठावान राजा के साथ खड़े रहे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a loyalist with the party.
✓ He is a loyalist to the party.
Use to after loyalist when naming the cause or leader.
समर्थित दल या नेता बताने के लिए 'loyalist' के बाद 'to' आता है।
✗ The loyalist were loyal.
✓ The loyalists were loyal.
Plural subject needs loyalists and were.
बहुवचन कर्ता के लिए 'loyalists' और 'were' आवश्यक हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all describe supporters, but with different strength and tone.
ये सभी noun समर्थकों को बताते हैं, पर तीव्रता और भाव अलग हैं।
A person loyal to a government, ruler or party, especially when under threat.
सरकार, शासक या दल के प्रति वफादार व्यक्ति, खासकर संकट के समय।
- The loyalist stood by the king.
Anyone who backs a person or cause; a general word.
किसी व्यक्ति या उद्देश्य का समर्थन करने वाला; सामान्य शब्द।
- A supporter of the team.
Someone who follows a leader or belief.
किसी नेता या विश्वास का अनुसरण करने वाला।
- A follower of Gandhi.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
During the American War of Independence, the colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown were called Loyalists.
American War of Independence के दौरान जो उपनिवेशवासी British Crown के प्रति वफ़ादार रहे, उन्हें Loyalists कहा गया।