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    Tory
    /ˈtɔːri/

    noun

    • 1. (in the UK) a member or supporter of the Conservative Party: "a poll showed the Tories thirteen points behind Labour"
    • 2. a colonist who supported the British side during the War of American Independence. US

    adjective

    • 1. relating to the British Conservative Party or its supporters: "the Tory party"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ToryTory - Wikipedia

    A Tory ( / ˈtɔːri /) is an individual who supports a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalist conservatism which upholds the established social order as it has evolved through the history of Great Britain. The Tory ethos has been summed up with the phrase "God, King (or Queen), and Country". [1] .

  3. In English the word was shortened to Tory and was used for a member of the conservative political party in England. Tories strongly supported the authority of the monarch. During the American Revolution, the term Tory was used for an American who supported British authority rather than independence.

  4. Tory definition: 1. a member of the British Conservative Party: 2. a member of the main conservative political…. Learn more.

  5. Nov 12, 2018 · The word ‘Tory’ emerged the 17th Century, when it was used to describe a political faction who opposed the exclusion of Charles II’s brother James from the throne, during a conflict known as the...

  6. 1. a member or supporter of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada. 2. a member of the English political party that opposed the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the royal succession (1679–80). Tory remained the label for subsequent major conservative interests until they gave birth to the Conservative Party in the 1830s. 3.

  7. A Tory was a member of one of the two main political parties in Britain from the 1670s until the 1830s. The Tories were originally a group of politicians who wanted the Roman Catholic James, Duke of York (later James II) to be allowed to become king of England.

  8. a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada. a member of a political party in Great Britain from the late 17th century to about 1832 that favored royal authority over Parliament and the preservation of the existing social and political order: succeeded by the Conservative party.

  9. Definition of Tory – Learner’s Dictionary. Tory. noun [ C ] uk / ˈtɔːri / us. someone who supports the Conservative Party in the UK: a Tory voter. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.

  10. Tory meaning, definition, what is Tory: a member of the British Conservative Par...: Learn more.

  11. Tory definition: An American who, during the period of the American Revolution, favored the British side. Dictionary Thesaurus