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allegiance

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
allegiance /əˈliːʤəns/ noun
plural allegiances
allegiance
/əˈliːʤəns/
noun
plural allegiances
Learner's definition of ALLEGIANCE
formal
: loyalty to a person, country, group, etc.（对个人、国家、组织等的）忠诚，效忠
[noncount]
[count]

the Pledge of Allegiance

— see 1pledge
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6439 COCA: 7232

allegiance

noun

al·​le·​giance ə-ˈlē-jən(t)s How to pronounce allegiance (audio)
1
a
: the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
b(1)
: the fidelity owed by a subject or citizen to a sovereign or government
I pledge allegiance to my country.
(2)
: the obligation of an alien to the government under which the alien resides
2
: devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause
allegiance to a political party
allegiant
ə-ˈlē-jənt How to pronounce allegiance (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for allegiance

fidelity, allegiance, fealty, loyalty, devotion, piety mean faithfulness to something to which one is bound by pledge or duty.

fidelity implies strict and continuing faithfulness to an obligation, trust, or duty.

marital fidelity

allegiance suggests an adherence like that of citizens to their country.

pledging allegiance

fealty implies a fidelity acknowledged by the individual and as compelling as a sworn vow.

fealty to the truth

loyalty implies a faithfulness that is steadfast in the face of any temptation to renounce, desert, or betray.

valued the loyalty of his friends

devotion stresses zeal and service amounting to self-dedication.

a painter's devotion to her art

piety stresses fidelity to obligations regarded as natural and fundamental.

filial piety

Example Sentences

He owes allegiance to them for all the help they have given him. Both candidates are working hard to convince voters to switch allegiances.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English aligeaunce, from Anglo-French allegeance, alteration of ligeance, from lige liege

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of allegiance was in the 15th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6439 COCA: 7232
allegiance

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ALLEGIANCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤full, strong赤膽忠心；忠心耿耿◇We will give our full allegiance to the party.我們會對黨無限忠誠。➤traditional一直以來的效忠對象▸➤shifting不斷變更的效忠對象◇It is hard to keep up with the shifting allegiances between the various political parties.各個政黨不斷變換擁戴對象，令人跟都跟不上。➤national, political, religious對國家的忠誠；政治忠誠；宗教忠誠➤blind盲目忠誠◇Love of one's country does not mean blind allegiance to a regime.愛國並不意味着對政權的盲目忠誠。➤true真正的擁戴對象◇He keeps everyone guessing about his true allegiance.他一直讓大家猜測誰是他真正的擁戴對象。➤primary首要的擁戴對象▸➤class, party階級忠誠；對政黨的忠誠VERB + ALLEGIANCE➤give, owe忠誠於⋯；矢志忠於⋯◇He owed his allegiance to the organization that had given him all his opportunities.他矢志忠於給了他這麼多機會的組織。➤declare, pledge, profess, swear宣佈忠於⋯；發誓效忠；公開表示忠於⋯；宣誓效忠◇The rebels now have to swear allegiance to a leader they hate.叛亂分子現在不得不發誓效忠於他們所憎恨的領袖。➤show表示出忠誠➤feel感到忠誠▸➤abandon不再效忠◇Many people have abandoned their traditional party allegiances.許多人已不再像以往那樣效忠於政黨。➤change, shift, switch, transfer改變效忠對象；更換效忠對象；轉移效忠對象▸➤claim聲稱效忠◇The various splinter groups all claim allegiance to the true spirit of the movement.所有分裂出來的小派別都聲稱忠於該運動的真正精神。➤claim, command擁有／贏得⋯的忠誠◇Catholicism claims allegiance from more than 80% of the population.80% 以上的人口信奉天主教。➤retain留住⋯的忠誠◇The union needs to retain the allegiance of all its members for the strike to succeed.罷工若要取得勝利，工會需要使所有成員忠心不渝。PREPOSITION➤allegiance to對⋯的忠誠◇He is now very rich but his allegiance to his working-class origins is still strong.他現在很富有，但他對自己的工人階級出身依然很忠貞。PHRASES➤an oath of allegiance, a pledge of allegiance效忠宣誓／誓言◇New officers take an oath of allegiance to their country.新上任的軍官宣誓效忠自己的國家。◇Every day the children say the Pledge of Allegiance. (in the US) 美國學童每天都要進行效忠宣誓。

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