🇺🇸allegiance

noun
/əˈliːdʒəns/

Meaning

loyalty or commitment to a group, cause, or leader
Loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.

Example Sentences

The soldiers swore allegiance to their country.

Soldiers take an oath of allegiance to their country.

Example Expressions

swear allegiance

Synonyms

loyalty, devotion, faithfulness, fidelity
Entry 1
loyalty, devotion, faithfulness, fidelity
Entry 2
loyalty, devotion

Antonyms

betrayal, disloyalty, treachery
Entry 1
betrayal, disloyalty, treachery
Entry 2
disloyalty, betrayal

Collocations

allegiance to, swear allegiance, pledge allegiance, loyalty and allegiance

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