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Allegiance vs Conformity - What's the difference?

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Allegiance is a related term of conformity.


As nouns the difference between allegiance and conformity

is that allegiance is loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler while conformity is state of things being similar or identical.

allegiance

English

(wikipedia allegiance)

Alternative forms

* allegiaunce (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

    • Derived terms

    * oath of allegiance * pledge of allegiance

    Synonyms

    * fidelity, loyalty, adherence

    conformity

    English

    Noun

  • State of things being similar or identical.
  • A point of resemblance; a similarity.
  • State of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
  • The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
    • How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself. -

    Usage notes

    * Sometimes used interchangeably with conformation.

    References

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    Synonyms

    * conformance

    Antonyms

    * nonconformity

    Related terms

    * conform * conformance * conformism