A patriot is a person with the quality of
patriotism
Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to one's country. This attachment can be a combination of many different feelings, language relating to one's own homeland, including ethnic, cultural, political or histor ...
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Patriot may also refer to:
Political and military groups
United States
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Patriot (American Revolution)
Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or American Whigs, were the colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution, and declared the United States of America an independent n ...
, those who supported the cause of independence in the American Revolution
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Patriot movement
In the United States, the patriot movement is a term which is used to describe a conglomeration of non-unified right-wing populist, nationalist political movements, most notably far-right armed militias, sovereign citizens, and tax protester ...
, a small-government or anti-government conservative movement in the United States
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Christian Patriot movement
The Christian Patriot movement is a subset within the broader American Patriot movement that promotes and emphasizes Christian nationalism as their core goal and philosophy. Like the larger movement, it promotes a revisionist interpretation of ...
, a far-right conservative movement in the United States
Elsewhere
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Patriot Party (disambiguation) Patriot Party or Patriotic Party may refer to:
United States
* Patriot Party (1970s), in the United States
* Patriot Party (hypothetical United States party), a hypothetical political party proposed by Donald Trump
* United Citizens Party of Sout ...
, various parties
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Patriots (Dutch Republic)
The (; ) was a period of political instability in the Dutch Republic between approximately 1780 and 1787. Its name derives from the Patriots () faction who opposed the rule of the stadtholder, William V, Prince of Orange, and his supporters who ...
, a Dutch political faction in the 18th century
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Patriots (Ethiopia)
The Arbegnoch () were Ethiopian resistance fighters in Italian East Africa from 1936 until 1941. They were known to the Italians as shifta.
Organisation
The Patriot movement was mostly based in the rural Shewa, Gondar and Gojjam provinces, th ...
or ''Arbegnoch'', Ethiopian resistance fighters, 1939–1941
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Patriots (South America), those who supported independence in South America, 1808–1833
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Patriote movement, a political movement in Québec, Canada, during the 19th century
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Hunter Patriots
The Hunters' Lodge was the last of a series of secret organizations formed in 1838 in the United States during the Rebellions in the Canadas. The organization arose in Vermont among Lower Canadian refugees (the eastern division or Frères chasse ...
, in the Canadian Rebellions of 1836–1841
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Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK; ku, یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان, translit=Yekîtiya Nîştimanî ya Kurdistanê) is a political party active in Kurdistan Region and the disputed territories in Iraq. The PUK describe ...
, a political party in Kurdistan
Arts and media
Film and television
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''Patriot'' (TV series), a 2015 Amazon TV series
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''Patriots'' (1937 film), a German film
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''Patriots'' (1994 film), an American film
Newspapers
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California Patriot
The ''California Patriot'' was an independent, student-run, glossy-covered opinion magazine at the University of California, Berkeley.
History
The magazine was started in 2000 by two 19-year-old sophomores, Tyler Monroe and Kelso Barnett.
Overvi ...
'', a conservative student magazine of the University of California, Berkeley
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The Lebanon Patriot
''The Lebanon Patriot'', now defunct, was an American newspaper published weekly at Lebanon, Ohio, the seat of Warren County. The paper was founded by General Durbin Ward as a Democratic paper and first published on January 16, 1868. Warren C ...
'', now defunct, published weekly in Lebanon, Ohio
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The Patriot Ledger'', covering the south shore of Massachusetts
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The Patriot-News
''The Patriot-News'' is the largest newspaper serving the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area. In 2005, the newspaper was ranked in the top 100 in daily and Sunday circulation in the United States. It has been owned by Advance Publicati ...
'', serving the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area
Other media
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Patriot (comics)
Patriot is the name of four superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These include the Golden Age hero Jeffrey Mace and the modern-day characters Eli Bradley and Rayshaun Lucas.
All three incarnations have made a ...
, two fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe sometimes referred to as "The Patriot"
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''Patriot'' (video game), a 1993 strategy game about the Gulf War
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Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse'' (1995/2009), the first book in the ''Patriots Novels Series'' by James Wesley Rawles
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''Patriot'' (album), a 2010 album by Tublatanka
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Iron Patriot
The Iron Patriot is a patriotism-themed exoskeleton used by several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The concept of the Iron Patriot, which is meant to evoke Iron Man and Capta ...
, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe
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Sirius XM Patriot
SiriusXM Patriot is a conservative talk radio channel on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 125 and XM Satellite Radio channel 12 The channel features exclusive hosts such as Cam & Company froNRANews(until June 2018), David Webb, and Andrew Wilkow. It ...
, a conservative satellite radio network
Companies
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Patriot Coal
Patriot Coal Corporation was a coal-mining company based in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. The company is a spin-off of most of the Eastern U.S. operations of Peabody Energy.
Patriot is the second largest coal miner east of the Miss ...
, a coal-mining company based in St. Louis, Missouri
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Patriot Memory
Patriot Memory is an American designer and manufacturer of PC-based USB flash drives, memory modules, solid state drives and gaming peripherals.
Patriot Memory is based in Silicon Valley and designs, develops, manufactures and assembles computer c ...
, a Silicon Valley memory and computer accessory manufacturer
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Patriot Rail Company
Patriot Rail Company LLC (Patriot Rail) is a holding company for a number of shortline railroads across the United States.
In June 2012, Patriot Rail was acquired by SteelRiver Infrastructure Partners (SteelRiver).
On August 8, 2022 Patriot Rai ...
, an American short line railroad company
Places
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Patriot, Indiana
Patriot is a town in Posey Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 209 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Patriot is located at (38.838215, −84.827764). It is the easternmost settlemen ...
, a town in the United States
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Patriot, Ohio
Patriot is an unincorporated community in southern Perry Township, Gallia County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45658.
Patriot is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. Public e ...
, a town in the United States
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Patriot Place
Patriot Place is an open-air shopping center owned by The Kraft Group built around Gillette Stadium, the home of the New England Patriots and New England Revolution. It is located in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
The first phase opened in fall 2007, ...
, a shopping and entertainment center next to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass
Sports
Teams
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El Paso Patriots
El Paso Patriots was an American soccer team based in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1989, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southe ...
, a soccer team (USL Premier Development League), based in Texas
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Fayetteville Patriots
The Fayetteville Patriots were an NBA Development League team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Its logo design features a bald eagle's head and a basketball in the middle of a capital letter "P" with stars and stripes filling ...
, in the National Basketball Development League, based in North Carolina
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George Mason Patriots
The George Mason Patriots are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing George Mason University (GMU), located in Fairfax, Virginia. The Patriots compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of th ...
, in various sports, from George Mason University in Virginia
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Indonesia Patriots
The Indonesia men's national basketball team represents the Republic of Indonesia in international basketball competitions. The governing body of the team is the ''Persatuan Bola Basket Seluruh Indonesia'' (Indonesian Basketball Association – ...
, nickname for the country's national basketball team
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New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...
, American football, in the National Football League and based in Massachusetts
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Ozark Patriots
The Ozark Patriots were based in Ozark, Alabama. In 2002 they were members of the Southeastern League of Professional Baseball. They played their home games in Ozark, Alabama, at historic Eagle Stadium, which was constructed in 1946. A few Patrio ...
, a baseball team based in Alabama
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Somerset Patriots, a minor league baseball team based in Bridgewater, New Jersey
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Patriots Jet Team
The Patriots Jet Team is a civilian aerobatic formation team that performs in air shows across the western United States of America. The team operates as a six-ship team, flying the Czech-built Aero L-39 Albatros. The Patriots are based in Byron ...
, a civilian aerobatic formation team in the United States
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Patriotas F.C.
The ''Patriots'' novel series is a five-novel series by survivalist novelist and former U.S. Army officer and blogger, James Wesley Rawles. It is followed by his ''Counter-Caliphate Chronicles'' novel series.
''Patriots: A Novel of Survival in ...
, a soccer team of the Categoría Primera A, based in Colombia
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Patriot Candrabhaga F.C.
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Patriot Kota Bekasi (formerly known as PCB Persipasi), is an Indonesian football club based in Bekasi, West Java that competes in Liga 3. Their home base is Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium which is the inspiration for ...
, an Indonesian football club based in Bekasi, West Java
Other uses in sport
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Patriot League
The Patriot League is a collegiate athletic conference comprising private institutions of higher education and two United States service academies based in the Northeastern United States. Outside the Ivy League, it is among the most selective gr ...
, a college athletic conference in northeastern United States
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Patriot Stadium
Patriot Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located in El Paso, Texas. It was the home stadium of the PDL club, Chivas El Paso Patriots. The stadium replaced Dudley Field
FirstBank Stadium (formerly Dudley Field and Vanderbilt Stadium) is ...
, a soccer stadium in El Paso, Texas
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Patriot Stadium (Indonesia), a soccer stadium in Bekasi, Indonesia
Vehicles
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''Patriot'' (fireboat), a fireboat operated by Tampa, Florida
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USS ''Patriot'' (MCM-7), a U.S. Navy mine countermeasures ship launched in 1990
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LMS Patriot Class, a class of express passenger steam locomotive
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Jeep Patriot, a compact SUV manufactured by FiatChrysler
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UAZ Patriot, a mid-sized SUV manufactured by UAZ
Other uses
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MIM-104 Patriot
The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary of its kind used by the United States Army and several allied states. It is manufactured by the U.S. defense contractor Raytheon and derives its name from the radar compon ...
, a surface-to-air missile system
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Patriot War of 1838–39, also called the Upper Canada Rebellion
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Patriot Act, an act of federal legislation in the United States passed in response to the September 11 attacks
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Patriot (Worlds of Fun), a roller coaster in Worlds of Fun amusement park
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Patriot (California's Great America), a floorless roller coaster
See also
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Patriotism (disambiguation) Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to a homeland and alliance with other citizens who share the same sentiment.
Patriotism may also refer to:
* Patriotism (short story), a 1960 short story by Yukio Mishima
* Patrio ...
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The Patriot (disambiguation)
A patriot is a person with the quality of patriotism.
Patriot may also refer to:
Political and military groups United States
* Patriot (American Revolution), those who supported the cause of independence in the American Revolution
* Patriot m ...
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Patriot Games (disambiguation) ''Patriot Games'' is a 1987 novel by Tom Clancy.
Patriot Game(s) may also refer to:
* ''Patriot Games'' (film), a 1992 film adaptation of Tom Clancy's book that stars Harrison Ford
* "Patriot Games" (''The Simpsons''), a 2016 episode of ''The S ...
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