The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
loyalty
noun: something (see more)
People in Australia know it can be like this:
Someone (e.g. William) thinks like this about someone else (e.g. Valerie): I feel something good towards Valerie. I know some people can do bad things to Valerie. If this happens, I will not do these things with these people. I can’t do it, I don’t want to do it. Valerie can know this.
Because William thinks like this, when people do bad things to this other someone, William doesn’t do these things with these people.
It is good if it is like this.
Note
Sometimes loyalty is used in the context of brand loyalty or loyalty to a business. In these cases, the 'someone else' (Valerie) is replaced by 'a thing', but the concept is the same. In particular, the 'bad things' are more likely to be using another brand or going to another business."Regan was the kind of person who was so honest that you never had to question their loyalty."
"Her loyalty was always to her first football team. Even when they were losing badly."
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