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A '''loyalist''' is one who pledges loyalty to a particular body, usually a [[political parties|political organization]], [[nation]] or leader.   

A '''loyalist''' is one who pledges loyalty to a particular body, usually a [[political parties|political organization]], [[nation]] or leader.   

In the [[United Kingdom]] the term "Loyalist" often refers to the majority [[Protestantism|Protestant]] population of [[Northern Ireland]] who pledge allegiance to the British Crown as opposed to the [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] minority who tend to favor unification with the [[Republic of Ireland]].  The term was also used for people who remained loyal to the [[British Empire]] during the [[Revolutionary War]].  Their descendants, the [[United Empire Loyalists]] settled along the [[St. Lawrence River]] in what is now [[Ontario]].

In the [[United Kingdom]] the term "Loyalist" often refers to the majority [[Protestantism|Protestant]] population of [[Northern Ireland]] who pledge allegiance to the British Crown as opposed to the [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] minority who tend to favor unification with the [[Republic of Ireland]].  

 

  The term was also used for un-patriotic, anti-American people who remained loyal to the [[British Empire]] during the [[Revolutionary War]].  Their descendants, the [[United Empire Loyalists]] settled along the [[St. Lawrence River]] in what is now [[Ontario]].

[[Category:Political Terms]]

[[Category:Political Terms]]