[U,C] ~ (to sb/sth) a person's continued support for a political party, religion, ruler, etc:
to pledge / swear allegiance to sb/sth * to switch / transfer / change allegiance * an oath / a vow / a statement of allegiance * People of various party allegiances joined the campaign. * He affirmed his allegiance to the president.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is allegiance a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, allegiance is tagged as noun.
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