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royalist

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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roy·al·ist /ˈrɔɪəlɪst/ noun [countable]  PGPPGsomeone who supports their country’s king or queen, or believes that a country should be ruled by kings or queens 保皇主义者;君主主义者 OPP republicanroyalist adjective
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royalistI have always been and am a royalist.His decidedly left-wing views clashed with those of his father Mathurin, a blacksmith, who was an ardent royalist.Thereafter the dispute grew fiercer and was to be further exacerbated by Crowe's royalist and the company's parliamentarian sympathies.He had his revenge in March 1322, when he was among the royalist army which defeated Lancaster at Boroughbridge.The chief opposition to the Hun Sen government comes from the royalist party, Funcinpec.The royalist party is led by Prince Sihanouk's son, Prince Ranariddh.A thoroughgoing royalist, he was responsible for beheading some of those he captured, apparently after some form of trial.
roy·al·ist nounChineseSyllable
believes someone country’s queen, king who or their supports or Corpus


royalist
royalist /ˈrɔɪələst, ˈrɔɪəlɪst/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: royal, royalist, royalty; adjective: royal, royalist; adverb: royally
someone who supports their country’s king or queen, or believes that a country should be ruled by kings or queens
   OPP  republican
—royalist adjective


roy·al·istBrE /ˈrɔɪəlɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrɔɪəlɪst/ 🔊 nouna person who believes that a country should have a king or queen 君主主义者;保皇主义者;保皇党人 SYN monarchist   compare republican noun (1) roy·al·ist adjective