allegiancenoun [ C or U ]
uk/əˈliː.dʒəns/us/əˈliː.dʒəns/formalloyalty and support for a ruler, country, group, or belief:
Soldiers have to swear allegiance to the Crown/the King.
In many American schools, the students pledge allegiance (to the flag) at the beginning of the school day.
As an Englishman who'd lived for a long time in France, he felt a certain conflict of allegiances when the two countries played soccer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Loyal, faithful & dependable
- a man/woman of his/her word idiom
- a safe pair of hands idiom
- be as good as your word idiom
- be there for sb idiom
- constancy
- faithfulness
- fealty
- fidelity
- fiduciary
- hand
- loyal
- paid-up
- stand
- staunchly
- straight
- straight arrow idiom
- the Pledge of Allegiance
- true-blue
- trustworthy
- word
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