Vocabulary
Allegiance
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause.
Urdu meaning
بیعت، تابعداری، عہد وفا، اطاعت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The Prime Minister emphasised that allegiance to the Quaid should mean fidelity to the principles which he espoused vigorously in his life and the values which he promoted consistently in his career.
- Galula argued that insurgency is not a military contest but a political struggle, in which both insurgents and counterinsurgents vie for the population`s support and allegiance.
- The prevailing operational approach remains focused on achieving military victories while largely neglecting the critical objective of winning the population`s allegiance.
- However, political appointees, because they are selected for their allegiance to a party`s cause, often lack the technical knowhow to actually carry out tasks.
- Furthermore, the court also made note of substantial evidence suggesting that the lawmaker had declared his allegiance to the Sunni Ittehad Council both in the form of a written and signed declaration to the ECP and publicly.
Synonyms
loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, obedience, fealty, adherence, homage, devotion, bond
Antonyms
disloyalty, treachery
Curator example
“those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic”
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