Definitions for "Stalwart"
Keywords:  stout, inured, lexington, seamen, proud
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts"
Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent.
A staunch Nationalist or self-defense fighter.
used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"
a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
The Stalwarts were a faction of the United States Republican Party, towards the end of the nineteenth century.