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