Loyalist (disambiguation)
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Politics
- LoyalistLoyalistIn general, a loyalist is someone who maintains loyalty to an established government, political party, or sovereign, especially during war or revolutionary change. In modern English usage, the most common application is to loyalty to the British Crown....
, a person who supports the British monarchy or the United Kingdom. - Loyalist (American Civil War), an individual living in the Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of AmericaThe Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
who remained loyal to the United States of America during the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. Also referred to as a Union Loyalist, Southern Loyalist, Lincoln Loyalist, and Southern UnionistSouthern UnionistIn the United States, Southern Unionists were people living in the Confederate States of America, opposed to secession, and against the Civil War. These people are also referred to as Southern Loyalists, Union Loyalists, and Lincoln Loyalists...
. - Loyalist (American Revolution)Loyalist (American Revolution)Loyalists were American colonists who remained loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. At the time they were often called Tories, Royalists, or King's Men. They were opposed by the Patriots, those who supported the revolution...
, a British North American colonist who remained loyal to the British crown during the American Revolution. - Loyalist (English Civil War)RoyalistA royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim. In the abstract, this position is royalism. It is distinct from monarchism, which advocates a monarchical system of government, but not necessarily a particular monarch...
, a term synonymous with Royalist. - Loyalist (Northern Ireland conflict)Ulster loyalismUlster loyalism is an ideology that is opposed to a united Ireland. It can mean either support for upholding Northern Ireland's status as a constituent part of the United Kingdom , support for Northern Ireland independence, or support for loyalist paramilitaries...
, a person who supports the cause of Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom. - a Loyalist in the Spanish Civil WarSpanish Civil WarThe Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, a supporter of the republican government, a Republican. - Loyalist Association of WorkersLoyalist Association of WorkersThe Loyalist Association of Workers was a militant unionist organisation in Northern Ireland that sought to mobilise trade union members in support of the loyalist cause...
, a militant Unionist organisation in Northern Ireland that sought to mobilize trade union members in support of the Loyalist cause. - Loyalist Convention, a convention, called in advance of the mid-year elections of 1866, intended to bridge the gap between the Radical Republicans and the Reconstruction policies of U.S. President Andrew Johnson. Also known as the National Union Convention, the Southern Loyalist Convention, the National Loyalists' Loyal Union Convention, or the Arm-In-Arm Convention.
- Loyalist feudLoyalist feudA loyalist feud refers to any of the sporadic feuds which have erupted almost routinely between Northern Ireland's various loyalist paramilitary groups since they were founded shortly before and after the religious/political conflict known as The Troubles broke out in the late 1960s...
, any of the sporadic feuds which have erupted between Northern Ireland's various loyalist paramilitary groups since the late 1990s. - Loyalist Volunteer ForceLoyalist Volunteer ForceThe Loyalist Volunteer Force is a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed by Billy Wright in 1996 when he and the Portadown unit of the Ulster Volunteer Force's Mid-Ulster Brigade was stood down by the UVF leadership. He had been the commander of the Mid-Ulster Brigade. The...
, a paramilitary group in Northern Ireland.
Place Names
- Loyalist CollegeLoyalist CollegeLoyalist College is an English-language community college in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.- History :...
, an English-language community college in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. - Loyalist Parkway, the section of Highway 33, in Southeastern Ontario, Canada, between Amherstview and Trenton.
- Loyalist, OntarioLoyalist, OntarioLoyalist is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada on Lake Ontario. It is in Lennox and Addington County and consists of two parts: the mainland and Amherst Island. It was named for the United Empire Loyalists, who settled in the area after the American Revolution.-Communities:The primary...
, a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada.
See also
- Black LoyalistBlack LoyalistA Black Loyalist was an inhabitant of British America of African descent who joined British colonial forces during the American Revolutionary War...
, a formerly enslaved African American or Free Negro who escaped to the British during the American Revolutionary War. - RoyalistRoyalistA royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim. In the abstract, this position is royalism. It is distinct from monarchism, which advocates a monarchical system of government, but not necessarily a particular monarch...
, a person that supports a particular monarch or dynastic claim. - Ulster loyalismUlster loyalismUlster loyalism is an ideology that is opposed to a united Ireland. It can mean either support for upholding Northern Ireland's status as a constituent part of the United Kingdom , support for Northern Ireland independence, or support for loyalist paramilitaries...
, the ideology of those in Northern Ireland who believe in remaining part of the United Kingdom - United Empire Loyalist, British Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other British Colonies.