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uh-LEEJ-uh-ns/əˈliːdʒəns/

Allegiance is loyalty and support owed to a person, country, or organisation: swear allegiance, allegiance to the Crown. Loyalty is the everyday twin; loyalty (already usable) is the close word; treachery sits opposite. A brand book is design guidance; a fire drill is a condition of opening.

Meaning

Loyalty and support owed to a person, country, or organisation.

Examples

• “Allegiance to the brand book is not a reason to skip the fire drill.”
• “Loyalty is the close twin. Duty is the obligation cousin. Branding is a palette. A drill is a timed event with a log. Run the drill; then the hex codes.”

Good to know

Loyalty (to a person or body). Close: loyalty. Contrast: treachery. A brand book ≠ a skipped drill.

Near in meaning

loyalty

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