Meaning of “allegiance” in the English Dictionary

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uk /əˈliː.dʒəns/ us /əˈliː.dʒəns/ formal

Soldiers have to swear allegiance to the Crown/the King.

In many American schools, the students pledge allegiance (to the flag) at the beginning of the school day.

As an Englishman who'd lived for a long time in France, he felt a certain conflict of allegiances when the two countries played soccer.

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(Definition of “allegiance” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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(Definition of “allegiance” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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