as in loyalist
a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies
the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country
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Recent Examples of patriot
Charlie was one of the greatest young patriots this country has ever seen.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In New York and New Jersey, patriot militias, loyalist partisans and British regulars raided across county lines, targeting farms and neighbors.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Dream City Church Senior Pastor Luke Barnett called Kirk a patriot in his opening sermon, garnering robust applause.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Charlie was a brave man, a devoted husband, a loving father, and a great patriot.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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The lawmaker, Kweon Seong-dong, a staunch Yoon loyalist, who was arrested last week, has denied receiving money from the church.—
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Trump and Xi are visiting misfortune upon the downtrodden, expect all of their policies to be defended by vocal loyalists, and play fast and loose with economic data.—
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French conservatives longed for the ancien régime of church and monarchy, German nationalists for a community rooted in native soil.—
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Colonial repression and factionalism divided nationalists and left them fighting bitterly over who were the true heirs to the March First Movement.—
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“Patriot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriot. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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