pledge allegiance
Vow patriotic devotion
To pledge allegiance is to formally declare loyalty, typically to a nation or its symbols.
The phrase is most associated with the Pledge of Allegiance, a patriotic oath recited in American schools and civic ceremonies: Students pledge allegiance to the flag each morning.
More broadly, to pledge allegiance to something is to commit oneself to it: She pledged allegiance to no political party.
- oathFormal binding promise
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- American flagNational emblem, starred banner
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- patriotDevoted country supporter
vow · swear · salute · hand over heart · devotion · duty · civic duty · honor · promise · commit · faithful · nation · anthem · ceremony · national anthem · hand · heart · country
- loyaltyloyalty, devotion, loyal, faithfulness, fidelity
- Patriotic Phrasesland of the free, home of the brave, stars and stripes, red white and blue, united we stand
- traditionalismfamily values, traditional marriage, nuclear family, morality, patriotism
pledge allegiancedefect
Inherent imperfection or fault
turn traitor · betray · expatriate · disavow · abjure
pledge allegianceboycott
Organized economic protest
dissent · opt out · abstain · remain silent · turn one's back
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