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Definition of Tory

1. Noun. An American who favored the British side during the American Revolution.

2. Noun. 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. A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative.

Definition of Tory

1. n. 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.

2. a. Of ro pertaining to the Tories.

Definition of Tory

1. Noun. (British) 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. ¹

2. Noun. (by extension) One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative. ¹

3. Noun. (Canada) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada or one of that party's predecessors. ¹

4. Noun. (historical) 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. ¹

5. Noun. (obsolete except historical) 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. ¹

6. Noun. (US Historical American Revolution) A loyal British citizen. ¹

7. Noun. (US Historical American Civil War Confederate states) A Union sympathizer. ¹

8. Adjective. (British) Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party. ¹

9. Adjective. (Canada) Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada or one of that party's predecessors. ¹

10. Noun. A political conservative supporting monarchy and traditional political and social institutions. ¹

11. Adjective. conservative, right-wing ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tory

1. a political conservative [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tory

Torrey pine Torrey tree Torreya Torreya californica Torreya taxifolia Torricelli Torricellian Torricellian barometer Torrid Zone Torschlusspanik

Torsten Sjogren's syndrome Tortricidae Torulopsis Torwali Torx head Tory (current term) Torygraph Toryism Toryisms Toscana

Toscanini Tosk Tosk dialect Totenkopf Totten trust Tottenham Tottori Toulon Toulouse Toulouse-Lautrec

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