Tory
A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politiciansA member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.
» Tory wants to show he isn't a coward.
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значень: 7(Британія)A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.
Tory
то́риtóri
(ширше)One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative.
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
(Canadian)A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.
a member of political party in Great Britain that has been known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the opposition party to the Whigs
(зневажливе, історичне)A member of the political factions that sought to prevent the exclusion of James, Duke of York, from the throne of England in the 17th century.
(зневажливе, історичне)An Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits.
(США, історичне)A loyal British subject during the American Revolution.
(США, історичне)A Union sympathizer in the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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речень: 7Tory wants to show he isn't a coward.
Tom Jackson is a Tory.
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Of course, Labour under Keir Starmer is just a Tory clone.
They called British supporters Tories.
The Tories are governmental tourists.
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From Irish tóraí (“pursuer”), from tóir (“pursuit”). The first recorded use in English isFrom Irish tóraí (“pursuer”), from tóir (“pursuit”). The first recorded use in English is from a 1646 letter by James Butler, Earl of Ormond, to a Colonel O'Brien, describing bandits and thieves on main roadways.
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