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allegiance

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al∙le∙giance / əˈlidʒəns ; əˈli:dʒəns /
◙noun [C,U]
1. loyalty to a leader, country, belief etc
• 〔对领袖、国家、信念等的〕忠诚，效忠:
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 »Youowe allegiance(=have a duty to give allegiance) to your king.
  你必须效忠国王。
 »swear / pledge allegiance
 »I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
  我向美国国旗宣誓效忠。
 »an oath of allegiance
  效忠宣誓
 »switch / transfer allegiance ( = start to support a different person, group etc )
  改变拥戴对象
 »The people here have strongpolitical allegiances.
  这里的民众政治忠诚度很高。