What does TORY mean?
Definitions for TORY
ˈtɔr i, ˈtoʊr ito·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
Torynoun
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
Torynoun
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
Torynoun
a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
Wiktionary
Torynoun
A member or supporter of the British Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.
Torynoun
One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative.
Torynoun
A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada or one of that party's predecessors.
Torynoun
A pejorative nickname given to the political factions who sought to exclude James, Duke of York from the throne of England (the Exclusioners) in the 17th century.
Torynoun
A pejorative term for an Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits.
Torynoun
A loyal British citizen.
Torynoun
A Union sympathizer.
Toryadjective
Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party.
Toryadjective
Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada or one of that party's predecessors.
torynoun
A political conservative supporting monarchy and traditional political and social institutions.
toryadjective
conservative, right-wing
Etymology: See etymology at Tory.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Torynoun
A cant term, One who adheres to the antient constitution of the state, and the apostolical hierarchy of the church of England , opposed to a whig.
Etymology: derived, I suppose, from an Irish word signifying a savage.
The knight is more a tory in the country than the town, because it more advances his interest. Addison.
To confound his hated coin, all parties and religions join whigs, tories. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Tory
A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. The Tory ethos has been summed up with the phrase "God, King, and Country". Tories are monarchists, were historically of a high church Anglican religious heritage, and opposed to the liberalism of the Whig faction. The philosophy originates from the Cavalier faction, a royalist group during the English Civil War. The Tories political faction that emerged in 1681 was a reaction to the Whig-controlled Parliaments that succeeded the Cavalier Parliament. As a political term, Tory was an insult derived from the Irish language, that later entered English politics during the Exclusion Crisis of 1678–1681. It also has exponents in other parts of the former British Empire, such as the Loyalists of British America, who opposed US secession during the American War of Independence. The Loyalists who fled to the Canadas at the end of the American Revolution, the United Empire Loyalists, formed the support base for political cliques in Upper and Lower Canada. Toryism remains prominent in Canada and the United Kingdom. The British Conservative Party and Conservative Party of Canada, and their members, continue to be referred to as Tories. Adherents to traditional Toryism in contemporary times are referred to as High Tories, who typically defend the ideas of hierarchy, natural order, and aristocracy.
ChatGPT
tory
A Tory refers to a member or supporter of a political party advocating for traditional institutions and conservative values, particularly the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. Originally, the term was used during the American Revolution to refer to British Loyalists. The term 'Tory' is also used in Canada for members of the Conservative Party. It has its roots in British political history, primarily linked to preserving the power of the monarchy and the church.
Webster Dictionary
Torynoun
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
Torynoun
one who, in the time of the Revolution, favored submitting tothe claims of Great Britain against the colonies; an adherent tothe crown
Toryadjective
of ro pertaining to the Tories
Wikidata
Tory
Tory refers to those holding a political philosophy commonly regarded as based on a traditionalist and conservative view which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, and also appears in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada. It also had exponents in parts of the former British Empire, such as the Loyalists of British America who opposed American independence during the American Revolutionary War. The Tory ethos has been summed up with the phrase 'God, King and Country'. Tories generally advocate monarchism, are usually of a High Church Anglican religious heritage, and are opposed to the radical liberalism of the Whig faction. The Tory political faction emerged within the Parliament of England to uphold the legitimist rights of James, Duke of York to succeed his brother Charles II to the throne. James II was a Catholic, while the state institutions had broken from the Catholic Church—this was an issue for the Exclusion Bill supporting Whigs, the political heirs to the nonconformist Roundheads and Covenanters. There were two Tory ministries under James II; the first led by Lord Rochester, the second by Lord Belasyse. Some were later involved in his usurpation with the Whigs, which they saw as defending the Anglican Church. Tory sympathy for the Stuarts ran deep however and some supported Jacobitism, which saw them isolated by the Hanoverians until Lord Bute's ministry under George III.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tory
tō′ri, n. a Conservative in English politics—a term since 1830 largely superseded by Conservative, but since 1880 a good deal revived in the sense frequently of a non-conservative Conservative.—v.t. Tō′rify, to infect with Tory principles.—n. Tō′ryism, the principles of the Tories. [Ir. toiridhe, a pursuer; first applied to the Irish bog-trotters and robbers; next, about 1680, to the most hot-headed asserters of the royal prerogative.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Tory
the old name for a Conservative in politics, generally of very decided type; originally denoted an Irish robber of the English in Ireland.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
tory
The word tory first occurs in English history in 1679, during the struggle in Parliament occasioned by the introduction of the bill for the exclusion of the Duke of York from the line of succession, and was applied by the advocates of the bill to its opponents as a title of obloquy or contempt. The name has, however, ceased to designate any existing party; the political successors of the tories are now commonly known as conservatives. In the Revolutionary war of the United States, the loyalists were called tories.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TORY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tory is ranked #46568 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Tory surname appeared 457 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tory.
55.3% or 253 total occurrences were Black.
29.7% or 136 total occurrences were White.
8.7% or 40 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.8% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'TORY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3094
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'TORY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2095
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'TORY' in Nouns Frequency: #1754
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'TORY' in Adjectives Frequency: #396
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Anagrams for TORY »
ryot
troy
Troy
tyro
royt
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of TORY in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of TORY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of TORY in a Sentence
There are still many kilometers of Mars history to explore, the strata will reveal Gale’s early history, its tory. We know there are rocks that were deposited underwater, in the lake. What is the chemistry of these rocks ? That lake represented an interface between the water and the atmosphere, and should tell us important things about the environment of the time.
I'm not a Tory. This isn't where I want to be, i wouldn't say that Boris Johnson is unfit to be our prime minister in a way that I say that about Jeremy Corbyn. I think the country has a big choice to make, and I think that Jeremy Corbyn is completely unfit to lead it.
Without UKIP, we wouldn't have had a referendum; we wouldn't have won the referendum; and the Tory Party would never have backed Brexit.
After tonight's votes in parliament, we'll continue to push for a close economic relationship based on our credible alternative plan or a general election, we'll also back a public vote in order to prevent a damaging Tory Brexit or disastrous no deal.
The whole issue of Brexit and Cameron's stance on Brexit could become the basis of splits within the Tory (Conservative) party.
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- توريArabic
- ToryCzech
- toryDanish
- ToryGerman
- άγγλος συντηρητικόςGreek
- konservativuloEsperanto
- conservadorSpanish
- توریPersian
- toryFinnish
- toryFrench
- ThoraíIrish
- अनुदारपंथीHindi
- toryHungarian
- տորիArmenian
- toryIndonesian
- toryItalian
- שַׁמְרָןHebrew
- トーリーJapanese
- ಟೋರಿKannada
- 노상 강도Korean
- remeantque iaculatoresLatin
- ToryDutch
- toryNorwegian
- torysPolish
- históriaPortuguese
- conservatorRomanian
- ториRussian
- torySwedish
- டோரிTamil
- టోరీTelugu
- สThai
- toryTurkish
- торіUkrainian
- ٹوریUrdu
- làm thửVietnamese
- טאָריYiddish
- 托里Chinese
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