Duty and Patriotism

Duty

Duty noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.

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Patriotism and duty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patriotism" instead a noun "Duty".

Patriotism noun - Love and support for one's country.

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Duty and patriotism are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duty" instead a noun "Patriotism".

Nearby Words: patriotic, patriot, patriotically

regular	regular duty	regular patriotism
true	true duty	true patriotism
social	social duty	social patriotism
personal	personal duty	personal patriotism
Other adjectives: religious, military, extra.

In 1979, he presided over general elections, and handed over the government to the winners, becoming a national hero and symbol of patriotism and duty.

Source: Cincinnatus
The Asset killed him and made it look like a terrorist attack so his son would enlist in the program out of patriotism and sense of duty.

Source: Characters / The Bourne Series
Call of Duty 2 has some blink-and-you'll-miss-it Squadettes in the Stalingrad levels, who scream incessantly at the soldiers vigorous patriotism and insult anyone who hangs back from an assault.

Source: The Squadette

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