royalist
pronunciation
How to pronounce royalist in British English:
UK [ˈrɔɪəlɪst]
How to pronounce royalist in American English:
US [ˈrɔɪəlɪst]
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- Noun:
- an advocate of the principles of monarchy
Word Origin
- royalist (n.)
- 1640s, from royal + -ist. In England, a partisan of Charles I and II during the Civil War; in the U.S., an adherent of British government during the Revolution; in France, a supporter of the Bourbons.
Example
- 1. From the royalist point of view , it has been deemed a success .
- 2. But brazil 's royalist roots also gave it a strong culture of dialogue and negotiation , which nurtured one of the most professional diplomatic corps in the americas .
- 3. Within months , yellow-shirted royalist protesters were back on the streets in bangkok , refusing to leave until the government did .
- 4. Not everyone 's going to like this film : some may find it excessively royalist and may , understandably , feel that it skates rather too tactfully over bertie and elizabeth 's initial enthusiasm for appeasement and neville chamberlain .
- 5. That the dp has failed to channel legitimate political sentiments and policies into election-winning platforms has all too often encouraged conservative and royalist activists ( such as the yellow shirts ) to bring central bangkok to a halt or occupy the capital 's main airport instead .