allegianceal•le•giance /ə'liːdʒ(ə)ns/

n C,U

1. (对国家、王位或政府的)忠诚

• national allegiance 对国家的忠诚

2. (对人或事业的)诚心；忠贞；拥戴；热爱

• I pledged allegiance to the Communist Party. 我宣誓忠于共产党。

3. 效忠对象

• Mike switched his allegiance to another party. 迈克改为效忠于另一党派。