allegiances
Bonds of fealty
Allegiances are loyalties or commitments to a person, group, cause, or nation.
The word typically appears in plural because people hold multiple loyalties that may conflict: Her allegiances were divided between family and career.
To pledge allegiance is to formally declare loyalty, as in the American oath to the flag.
Shifting or questioning allegiances often signals political or personal upheaval: The scandal tested party allegiances.
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- treasonBetraying one's nation
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
double-cross · backstabbing · infidelity · sedition · apostasy · turncoat · renegade · traitor
Deep, loyal commitment
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
commitment · constancy · dedication · adherence · troth · bond · honor · integrity
Related group sharing ancestry
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- sectBreakaway religious faction
- partyGathering for celebration
- blocAllied group sharing interests
wing · cabal · cadre · guild · brotherhood · sisterhood · fraternity · sorority
Sovereign political entity
- countrySovereign state or territory
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- stateCondition or mode
regime · government · sovereignty · patriotism · nationalism · citizenship · flag · republic
State of belonging
- associationGroup with shared aim
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
confederation · network · organization · society · union · partnership · consortium · syndicate
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- treasonBetraying one's nation
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
perfidy · double-cross · backstabbing · infidelity · sedition · apostasy · turncoat · renegade · traitor · Judas
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
steadfastness · commitment · constancy · dedication · adherence · troth · bond · honor · integrity · trustworthiness
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
bloc · wing · cabal · cadre · guild · brotherhood · sisterhood · fraternity · sorority · circle
nation
Sovereign political entity
- countrySovereign state or territory
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
state · regime · government · sovereignty · patriotism · nationalism · citizenship · flag · republic · monarchy
membership
State of belonging
- associationGroup with shared aim
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
federation · confederation · network · organization · society · union · partnership · consortium · syndicate · institute
- tribalismtribalism, in-group, out-group, outgroup, ingroup
- Friendshipbest friend, bestie, BFF, buddy, pal
- royal documentsroyal charters, decrees, royal decrees, royal seals, royal assent
- secret societiesFreemasons, Illuminati, secret society, secret societies, Masons
allegiancestreasons
Betrayals of one's nation
betrayals · disloyalties · treacheries · perfidies · seditions
allegiancesneutrality
State of taking sides
independence · autonomy · detachment · disaffiliation · non-alignment
allegiancesrebellions
Organized resistance to authority
insurrections · revolts · resistances · mutinies · oppositions
- pledge of allegianceFormal declaration of devotion
- pledge allegianceDeclare formal loyalty
- oath of allegianceFormal vow of loyalty
- party allegianceLoyalty to political group
- political allegianceLoyalty to a party
- national allegianceDevotion to one's country