Tory
Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative PartyOf or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party.
» Tory wants to show he isn't a coward.
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2 senses(UK, not comparable)Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party.
(Canadian, not comparable)Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.
Examples
7 sentencesTory 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.
Origin
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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