Patriot
Encyclopedia
A patriot is someone who feels a strong support for his or her country. See Patriotism
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Patriot or Patriots may also refer to:
Patriotism
Patriotism is a devotion to one's country, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon context, geography and philosophy...
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Patriot or Patriots may also refer to:
Politics
- Patriot Party (disambiguation), various political parties
- Patriot (American Revolution)Patriot (American Revolution)Patriots is a name often used to describe the colonists of the British Thirteen United Colonies who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution. It was their leading figures who, in July 1776, declared the United States of America an independent nation...
those who supported the cause of North American independence in the American Revolution - Patriot (Spanish American Revolution)Patriot (Spanish American Revolution)Patriots was the name the peoples of the Spanish America, who rebelled against Spanish control during the Spanish American wars of independence, called themselves. They supported the principles of the Age of Enlightenment and sought to replace the existing governing structures with Juntas...
, those who supported the cause of South American independence in the Spanish American wars of independence - USA PATRIOT ActUSA PATRIOT ActThe USA PATRIOT Act is an Act of the U.S. Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001...
, an act of federal legislation in the United States passed in response to the attacks of September 11 - Patriots (faction)Patriots (faction)The Patriots were a political faction in the Dutch Republic in the second half of the 18th century. They were led by Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, gaining power from November 1782....
, a Dutch group that was opposed to the Orangists in the United Provinces in the 18th century - Patriote movementPatriote movementThe Patriote movement was a political movement that existed in Lower Canada from the turning of the 19th century to the Patriote Rebellion of 1837 and 1838 and the subsequent Act of Union of 1840. It was politically embodied by the Parti patriote at the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada...
, those who supported independence for what is now Québec, Canada, during the Lower Canada Rebellion - Christian Patriot movement, a far-right Christian conservative movement in the United States
- Patriotic Union of KurdistanPatriotic Union of KurdistanThe Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is a Kurdish political party in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded on June 1, 1975, by coordinations between Jalal Talabani and Nawshirwan Mustafa...
, a political party in Iraqi Kurdistan
Military
- Patriot WarUpper Canada RebellionThe Upper Canada Rebellion was, along with the Lower Canada Rebellion in Lower Canada, a rebellion against the British colonial government in 1837 and 1838. Collectively they are also known as the Rebellions of 1837.-Issues:...
of 1837–1838, a campaign in eastern Michigan in the United States and in the Windsor, Ontario area of Canada- Hunter PatriotsHunters' LodgesThe Hunter Patriots or Hunters' Lodges were a secret society of filibusters in the United States during the mid-19th century. They appear to have somewhat resembled Freemasons structurally with degrees of rank such as "Snowshoe", "Beaver", "Master Hunter" with the highest rank being "Patriot Hunter"...
, the rebels defeated in the Patriot War
- Hunter Patriots
- MIM-104 PatriotMIM-104 PatriotThe MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile system, the primary of its kind used by the United States Army and several allied nations. It is manufactured by the Raytheon Company of the United States. The Patriot System replaced the Nike Hercules system as the U.S. Army's primary High to Medium...
, a surface-to-air missile system (SAM) - USS Patriot (MCM-7)USS Patriot (MCM-7)USS Patriot , an , is the third U.S. Navy ship of that name.Patriot was launched 15 May 1990 by Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin, and commissioned 13 December 1991 in Charleston, South Carolina. Commander Michael J. O'Moore, a native of Brooklyn, New York, was the commissioning Commanding...
, a U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship
Newspaper
- The Patriot LedgerThe Patriot LedgerThe Patriot Ledger is a daily afternoon newspaper published in Quincy, Massachusetts and serving the South Shore. Its circulation is 55,000 on weekdays and 63,000 for its Weekend edition which is published on Saturday mornings....
, a newspaper covering the south shore of Massachusetts - California PatriotCalifornia PatriotThe California Patriot is an independent, student-run, glossy-covered magazine from the University of California, Berkeley.-Overview:The magazine's mission is to promote conservative politics and opinion at the University. The magazine prints eight issues a year, and is distributed on the Berkeley...
, a conservative student magazine of the University of California, Berkeley - The Lebanon PatriotThe Lebanon PatriotThe Lebanon Patriot, now defunct, was an American newspaper published weekly at Lebanon, Ohio, the seat of Warren County. The paper was founded by General Durbin Ward as a Democratic paper and first published on January 16, 1868...
, a now-defunct American newspaper published weekly in Lebanon, Ohio
Broadcasting
- SIRIUS PatriotSIRIUS PatriotSIRIUS XM Patriot is a conservative talk radio channel on SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 125 and XM Satellite Radio channel 125 . The channel features exclusive hosts such as Mike Church, Cam & Company from , Gary L. Bauer & Tom Rose, and Andrew Wilkow. It also features popular syndicated fare...
, a conservative satellite radio network. - Jon Arthur (radio host), a conservative patriot radio talk show host.
Observances
- Patriot DayPatriot DayIn the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year, designated in memory of the 2,977 killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Most Americans who were alive during the events refer to the day as "Nine-Eleven ", "September Eleventh", or some variation thereof...
, a U.S. holiday established in remembrance of those killed in the September 11 attacks - Patriots' DayPatriots' DayPatriots' Day is a civic holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War...
, a holiday in the U.S. states of Massachusetts, Maine, and Wisconsin in honor of Lexington and Concord.
Sports
- New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
, an American football team of the National Football League, based in Foxborough, Massachusetts. - El Paso PatriotsEl Paso PatriotsChivas El Paso Patriots is an American soccer team based in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1989, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference.The team plays its home games at...
, a soccer team of the USL Premier Development League, based in El Paso, Texas- Patriot StadiumPatriot StadiumPatriot Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located in El Paso, Texas. It is the home stadium of the PDL club, Chivas El Paso Patriots. The stadium replaced Dudley Field. Its capacity is about 3,000....
, a soccer stadium in El Paso, Texas
- Patriot Stadium
- Fayetteville PatriotsFayetteville PatriotsThe Fayetteville Patriots were a NBA Development League team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Its logo design features a bald eagle's head and a basketball in the middle of a capital letter "P" with stars and stripes filling the rest of it.-Season By Season:- Franchise history...
, a defunct basketball team of the National Basketball Development League team, based in Fayetteville, North Carolina - Ozark PatriotsOzark PatriotsThe Ozark Patriots was a short-lived baseball team based in Ozark, Alabama. In 2002 they were members of the Southeastern League of Professional Baseball. They played their home games in Ozark, Alabama, at historic Eagle Stadium, which was constructed in 1946. A few Patriot standouts were Sergio...
, a baseball team based in Ozark, Alabama - Patriot LeaguePatriot LeagueThe Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I) for a number of sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision...
, a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United StatesNortheastern United StatesThe Northeastern United States is a region of the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau.-Composition:The region comprises nine states: the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New...
. - Somerset PatriotsSomerset PatriotsThe Somerset Patriots are an American professional baseball team based in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey. They are a member of the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...
, a minor league baseball team based in Bridgewater, New Jersey - George Mason PatriotsGeorge Mason PatriotsThe George Mason Patriots are the athletic teams of George Mason University. The school's athletic program includes 22 NCAA Division I varsity sports, consisting of 11 men's and 11 women's teams...
, the name given to the athletics teams from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia
Fiction
- OkrainaOkraina (1933 film)Okraina is a 1933 Soviet film directed by Boris Barnet.-See also:* Okraina , a film by Pyotr Lutsik loosely based on the 1933 film...
aka The Patriots, a Soviet film by Boris Barnet - Patriots (Metal Gear), a secret society in the Metal Gear video game series
- Patriot, a fictional assault pistol with anomalous properties used in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake EaterMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eateris an award-winning stealth action video game directed by Hideo Kojima. Snake Eater was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2, and was released on November 17, 2004 in North America; December 16, 2004 in Japan; March 4, 2005 in Europe; and on...
- Patriot (comics)Patriot (comics)Patriot is the name of two fictional, comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe: the Golden Age hero Jeffrey Mace and the modern-day character Eli Bradley.-Patriot :...
, two separate fictional comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe - Patriot (video game), a 1993 strategy game about the Gulf War
- The PatriotsThe Patriots (play)The Patriots is an award-winning play written in a prologue and three acts by Sidney Kingsley in 1943. It won the New York Drama Critics' Circle award for Best Play, and ran for 173 performances.-Synopsis:...
, a 1943 play by Sidney KingsleySidney KingsleySidney Kingsley was an American dramatist. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Men in White in 1934.- Biography :... - Patriots (film)Patriots (film)- Cast :*Mathias Wieman as Peter Thomann - genannt Pierre*Lída Baarová as Thérèse - genannt Jou-Jou*Bruno Hübner as Jules Martin - Direktor eines Fronttheaters*Hilde Körber as Suzanne*Paul Dahlke as Charles*Nicolas Koline as Nikita*Kurt Seifert as Alphonse...
, a 1937 German film directed by Karl Ritter - Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming CollapsePatriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming CollapsePatriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse is a survivalist novel written by James Wesley Rawles, first distributed as shareware in 1995 and first published in paperback in 1998. It was most recently updated and re-published in 2009. In one week of April 2009, shortly after its release,...
, 2009, James Wesley RawlesJames Wesley RawlesJames Wesley, Rawles is a New York Times best-selling survivalist-fiction author, blogger, and survival retreat consultant. Rawles is a Christian conservative. He is the editor of SurvivalBlog.com, a blog on survival and preparedness topics...
Other
- LMS Patriot ClassLMS Patriot ClassThe Patriot Class was a class of 52 express passenger steam locomotives built for the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The first locomotive of the class was built in 1930 and the last in 1934. All of the Patriot class locomotives were withdrawn from service by 1965...
, a class of express passenger steam locomotive - Patriot (Worlds of Fun)Patriot (Worlds of Fun)Patriot is an inverted steel roller coaster at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri. It opened on April 8, 2006; making it the second newest roller coaster at Worlds of Fun, after Prowler.-Details:...
, a roller coaster in Worlds of Fun amusement park - Patriot, IndianaPatriot, IndianaPatriot is a town in Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 209 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Patriot is located at ....
, a town in the U.S. - Patriot, OhioPatriot, OhioPatriot is an unincorporated community in southern Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45658....
, a town in the U.S. - Jeep PatriotJeep PatriotThe Jeep Patriot is a compact crossover SUV introduced in early 2007 for the 2007 model year by the Jeep marque of Chrysler. It debuted publicly in April 2006 at the New York Auto Show and slots between the Compass and Liberty in the Jeep lineup...
, a compact SUV manufactured by Chrysler, LLC - UAZ PatriotUAZ PatriotUAZ Patriot is a mid-size SUV from the UAZ division of SeverstalAvto. It was introduced in 2005. Extensive use of third-party parts , large capacity, good off road capabilities and affordable price UAZ Patriot is a mid-size SUV from the UAZ division of SeverstalAvto. It was introduced in 2005....
, a mid-sized SUV manufactured by UAZ - Patriots Jet TeamPatriots Jet TeamThe Patriots Jet Team is a civilian aerobatic formation team that performs in air shows across western United States of America. The team currently operates as a six-ship team, flying the L-39 Albatros. The Patriots are based in Byron, California....
, a civilian aerobatic formation team in the U.S.