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单词 allegiance
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Definition of allegiance in English:

allegiance

noun əˈliːdʒ(ə)nsəˈlidʒəns
mass noun
  • Loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause.

    those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic
    count noun a complex pattern of cross-party allegiances
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Political allegiance is a matter of conscience, and if people cannot be held to that, where is morality?
    • This year I've decided to switch my mathematical allegiance to square numbers.
    • You have seen duty and allegiance in the determined faces of our soldiers.
    • I thought all people must pledge their allegiance, or be categorised accordingly.
    • She refused to take her seat, for she would have had to swear allegiance to the King.
    • The obvious way to approach this question is to ask why people choose one religious allegiance over another.
    • Players should be free to represent the country they feel allegiance to, no matter where they were born.
    • Three years later, leftwing allegiance in an American writer was professional suicide.
    • Its aims were internally generated, and it won fierce allegiance from the Palestinian people.
    • His unswerving allegiance to the socialist ideal guaranteed an eventful political life.
    • Whatever your political allegiance, there's almost certain to be a piece of merchandise to suit it.
    • In addition, students started their day by pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes flag.
    • How can you justify allegiance to a different city if you do not live there, or are not from there?
    • Loyalty to him became the test of patriotism and social allegiance in general.
    • Pledge your allegiance to your own gender and learn to celebrate the woman in you.
    • There was no doubt about his allegiance: he was draped in an Irish tricolour and was wearing a green wig!
    • He would be compromised by his party allegiance, not to mention his string of directorships.
    • There are many gangs who have adopted political allegiance to one party or another.
    • Constantly it seems we are pressured to declare our allegiance to one side or the other.
    • The Guardian has clearly decided to switch allegiance to the Conservatives.
    Synonyms
    loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, obedience, fealty, adherence, homage, devotion, bond
    trueness, true-heartedness
    trustiness, trustworthiness
    steadfastness, fastness, staunchness, dependability, reliability, duty, constancy, dedication, commitment
    patriotism
    archaic troth

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French ligeance, from lige, liege (see liege), perhaps by association with Anglo-Latin alligantia 'alliance'.

 
 

Definition of allegiance in US English:

allegiance

nounəˈlidʒənsəˈlējəns
  • Loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.

    those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic
    a complex pattern of cross-party allegiances
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pledge your allegiance to your own gender and learn to celebrate the woman in you.
    • Whatever your political allegiance, there's almost certain to be a piece of merchandise to suit it.
    • He would be compromised by his party allegiance, not to mention his string of directorships.
    • I thought all people must pledge their allegiance, or be categorised accordingly.
    • She refused to take her seat, for she would have had to swear allegiance to the King.
    • There are many gangs who have adopted political allegiance to one party or another.
    • You have seen duty and allegiance in the determined faces of our soldiers.
    • There was no doubt about his allegiance: he was draped in an Irish tricolour and was wearing a green wig!
    • Political allegiance is a matter of conscience, and if people cannot be held to that, where is morality?
    • How can you justify allegiance to a different city if you do not live there, or are not from there?
    • Three years later, leftwing allegiance in an American writer was professional suicide.
    • This year I've decided to switch my mathematical allegiance to square numbers.
    • The Guardian has clearly decided to switch allegiance to the Conservatives.
    • Its aims were internally generated, and it won fierce allegiance from the Palestinian people.
    • Loyalty to him became the test of patriotism and social allegiance in general.
    • Players should be free to represent the country they feel allegiance to, no matter where they were born.
    • His unswerving allegiance to the socialist ideal guaranteed an eventful political life.
    • The obvious way to approach this question is to ask why people choose one religious allegiance over another.
    • In addition, students started their day by pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes flag.
    • Constantly it seems we are pressured to declare our allegiance to one side or the other.
    Synonyms
    loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, obedience, fealty, adherence, homage, devotion, bond

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French ligeance, from lige, liege (see liege), perhaps by association with Anglo-Latin alligantia ‘alliance’.

 
 
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