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1. (n.) Tory
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
2. Tory
a member of a British political party formed in the late 17th century, favoring royal authority and opposing reform: succeeded by the Conservative Party about 1832.
3. Tory
(often l.c.) an advocate of conservative principles.
4. Tory
a person who supported the British cause in the American Revolution; a loyalist.
5. Tory
(in the 17th century) one of a class of dispossessed Irish, nominally royalists, who became outlaws.
6. (adj.) Tory
of, belonging to, or characteristic of the Tories.
7. Tory
being a Tory.
8. Tory
(often l.c.) conservative.
Etymology: (1640–50; < Ir *tóraighe outlaw, bandit, der. of tóir chase, pursuit)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Tory
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
2. (noun) Tory
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
3. (noun) Tory
a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) tory
of ro pertaining to the Tories
2. (noun) tory
a member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority
3. (noun) tory
one who, in the time of the Revolution, favored submitting tothe claims of Great Britain against the colonies; an adherent tothe crown
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. tory
the old name for a Conservative in politics, generally of very decided type; originally denoted an Irish robber of the English in Ireland.
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