loyal ally

collocation in English

meaningsofloyalandally

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loyal
adjective
uk
/ˈlɔɪ.əl/us
/ˈlɔɪ.əl/
firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in ...
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ally
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæl.aɪ/us
/ˈæl.aɪ/
a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during ...
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(Definition ofloyalandallyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Even with aloyalally, there is a difference.
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So there are precedents for action in support of one who has been throughout a firm andloyalallyof this country.
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Tokitoh is loud, impulsive, stubborn, and tactless at times, but he is straightforward, kind-hearted, and a veryloyalally.
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For example, they can spontaneously convert a prepared spell in order to summon an animal that will serve as a temporary butloyalally.
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The referee can be simply a lackey, or aloyalallywith a senior position.
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In time, she comes to be aloyalallyand respects him highly.
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Even the most desperate efforts of the entire colonial establishment and its most loyal allies proved incapable of arresting the process of fundamental change this time.
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But it really is essential that we should know these things, if we are to act as loyal allies.
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Twice in this century our existence has been threatened, and we have had loyal allies.
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It is in our interest to be good friends and loyal allies, and it is in our interest for that to be recognised throughout the world.
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I have not, therefore, at any time felt ashamed to receive aid from loyal allies and friends devoted to purposes in which their interests are as keen as ours.
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Along the way, he will assemble a party of loyal allies and discover a dark conspiracy.
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However, other teams, active over a wider range on national and international field, have come to experience historical clashes that created fierce rivals, as well as close and loyal allies.
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