Royalist

Word ROYALIST
Character 8
Hyphenation roy al ist
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Definitions and meanings of "Royalist"

What do we mean by royalist?

A supporter of government by a monarch. noun

An American loyal to British rule during the American Revolution; a Tory. noun

A supporter of a king or of royal government; one who adheres to or upholds the cause of a king against its opponents or assailants. noun

In American history, an adherent of the British government during the revolutionary period. noun

In French history, a supporter of the Bourbons as against the revolutionary and subsequent governments. noun

Of or pertaining to Royalists or royalism; adhering to or supporting a royal government.

An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government. noun

A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime noun

A legitimist, a supporter of a particular royal line, especially one in danger of being dispossessed of a throne or actually dispossessed of such, and claiming to have the better claim to the throne on the basis of line of descent; especially: noun

An advocate of the principles of monarchy noun

A royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War noun

A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.

A legitimist, a supporter of a particular royal line, especially one in danger of being dispossessed of a throne or actually dispossessed of such, and claiming to have the better claim to the throne on the basis of line of descent; especially:

Synonyms and Antonyms for Royalist

The word "royalist" in example sentences

Many who will be at parties would feel uncomfortable about being labelled royalist. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I'm astonished to see comments that it's 'royalist' - from my perspective it was anything but. ❋ Peter Bradshaw (2011)

Whoever is at all acquainted with her writings, must be aware that she pretends to be a great republican, and to entertain a most orthodox horror of royalism and the appendages thereof, and that she has called the royalist party in France all the hard names she could find in the most approved collection of opprobrious epithets. ❋ Various (1821)

And it was very kind of royalist – kind of a mix of the real Michael Jackson and his alter-ego as the King of Pop. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The British Empire was not allowed to retain the lands and resources that it had legally expropriated under British law in America, and 'royalist' who believed they should were forced to leave. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The other problem, though, that Giuliani faces is that the Republicans really are a kind of royalist party that believes in the next person in line getting the nomination. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He said police had also received information that "royalist" assassins planned to target the accused should they be released. ❋ Unknown (1996)

All sorts, men and women, barbers and noblemen, sailors and tradesmen; almost every kind of royalist one could think of; and his opinion was that a royalist never changed. ❋ Unknown (1923)

Just as important was the proxy war, in Yemen, between the Nasser backed, secular nationalist government and the CIA-Saudi-SAS backed 'royalist' guerrillas. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And so called "royalist" is nothing but parties try to gain mass support from the name of the King. ❋ Unknown (2009)

ON the contrast, because there is threat military de coup, and "royalist", Thai King CANNOT disengage from politics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In his book he described himself as a "royalist" and the forces he was fighting with as "Carlists." ❋ Unknown (2008)

4 Political tags — such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth — are never basic criteria. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Bangkok was bonkers: today I told a Tuk-tuk to f*k off, and we avoided a clever scam by some kind of royalist protestors who tried to prevent us from going to The Grand Palace (they told us it was closed for foreigners until 3pm - it wasn't, fellow ❋ Unknown (2009)

But of late, his muted royalist leanings were sublimated in works that spoke to a rougher generation of Frenchmen. ❋ Rodney Punt (2011)

We know why, it is the royalist perspective, the rich are special leaders and government should work to make the rich richer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The true purpose of the progressive income tax is to prevent the use of socialism by the wealthy, that is, prevent royalist institutional priviledge. ❋ Unknown (2009)

- The half dozen very large US corporations run by highly paid economic royalist CEOs that own all the major media are engaged in a decades long conspiracy to push liberal political views on the unsuspecting American public through a series of propaganda stories and lies through print and broadcast journalism ❋ Unknown (2010)

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