oath of loyalty
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oath — [əuθ US ouθ] n plural oaths [əuðz US ouðz] [: Old English; Origin: ath] 1.) a formal and very serious promise oath of loyalty/allegiance/obedience etc (to sb) ▪ an oath of allegiance to the Queen swear/take an oath ▪ Servicemen have to swear an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
oath — [ ouθ ] (plural oaths [ ouðz ] ) noun count 1. ) a formal promise, especially one made in a court of law: an oath of loyalty take/swear an oath: Even today, all new American citizens officially take an oath of allegiance. a ) be under/on oath to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Loyalty oath — A loyalty oath is an oath of loyalty to an organization, institution, or state of which an individual is a member. In this context, a loyalty oath is distinct from pledge or oath of allegiance. It is an affirmation by which a person signs a… … Wikipedia
Oath of office — Lyndon B. Johnson taking the presidential oath of office in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government… … Wikipedia
oath — Any form of attestation by which a person signifies that he is bound in conscience to perform an act faithfully and truthfully, e.g. President s oath on entering office, Art. II, Sec. 1, U.S.Const. Vaughn v. State, 146 Tex.Cr.R. 586,177 S.W.2d 59 … Black's law dictionary
Oath of Citizenship (Canada) — Immigration to Canada This article is part of a series Topics Canadians … Wikipedia
loyalty oath — noun : a usually mandatory oath affirming the loyalty of its taker (as to a sovereign, government, or party principles) ruled the Genevese … with the help of loyalty oaths and the gibbet Times Literary Supplement the loyalty oath will be… … Useful english dictionary
Oath of Allegiance (Canada) — Peter MacKay (left) reciting the Oath of Allegiance, as administered by Kevin G. Lynch (right), Clerk of the Privy Council, and in the presence of Governor General Michaëlle Jean (seated, centre), at Rideau Hall, 14 August 2007 The Canadian Oath… … Wikipedia
loyalty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, total, undivided, undying, unswerving, unwavering ▪ He showed unswerving loyalty to his friends. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
oath — noun 1 formal promise ADJECTIVE ▪ sacred, solemn ▪ blood ▪ Hippocratic ▪ a doctor s Hippocratic oath ▪ presidential … Collocations dictionary
