loyalty
Other forms: loyalties
A person who feels loyalty to a nation, cause, or person feels a sense of allegiance, commitment, dedication toward them.
Loyalty is — you guessed it! — the quality of being loyal. People demonstrate their loyalty to a sports team by cheering for it, win or lose. People demonstrate their loyalty to a political party by voting only for the people of that party. Brand loyalty is the notion (or hope) that once consumers identify strongly with a particular brand or product, like a car or computer, they'll stick with that brand or maker when it comes time to buy new products.
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the quality of being loyalsynonyms: truenessantonyms:disloyaltythe quality of being disloyaltypes:regionalismloyalty to the interests of a particular regionAmericanismloyalty to the United States and its institutionstype of:
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the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action“they felt no loyalty to a losing team”synonyms: allegiance, commitment, dedicationtypes:communalismloyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a wholeconsecrationa solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)devotioncommitment to some purposeenlistmentthe act of enlisting (as in a military service)faithloyalty or allegiance to a cause or a personcultismdevotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a culthobbyisma devotion to hobbiesreenlistmenta renewed enlistmentparty spiritdevotion to a political partytype of:cooperationjoint operation or action
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feelings of allegiancetype of:lovea strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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Vocabulary lists containing loyalty
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