Tory

To·ry  (tôr, tr)

n. pl. To·ries

1.

a. A member of a British political party, founded in 1689, that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832.

b. A member of a Conservative Party, as in Canada.

2. An American who, during the period of the American Revolution, favored the British side. Also called Loyalist.

3. often tory A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of democratization or reform; a political conservative.

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[Irish Gaelic tóraidhe, robber, from Old Irish tóir, pursuit; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]

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Tory adj.

Tory·ism n.

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Tory [ˈtɔːrɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member or supporter of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada

2. (Historical Terms) a member of the English political party that opposed the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the royal succession (1679-80). Tory remained the label for subsequent major conservative interests until they gave birth to the Conservative Party in the 1830s

3. (Historical Terms) an American supporter of the British cause; loyalist Compare Whig

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes not capital) an ultraconservative or reactionary

5. (Historical Terms) (in the 17th century) an Irish Roman Catholic, esp an outlaw who preyed upon English settlers

adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, characteristic of, or relating to Tories

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes not capital) ultraconservative or reactionary

[from Irish tōraidhe outlaw, from Middle Irish tōir pursuit]

Toryish  adj

Toryism  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Tory - an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
	2.	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 Englishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
	3.	Tory - a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative right-winger, rightist - a member of a right wing political party

Translations

Tory [ˈtɔːrɪ] (Brit)

A. ADJ → conservador
the Tory Party → el Partido Conservador

B. N → conservador(a) m/f

Tory [ˈtɔːri]

adj (British) (= Conservative) [government, minister, MP] → tory inv, conservateur/trice
the Tory government → le gouvernement conservateur

n (= Conservative) → tory mf, conservateur/trice m/f
the Tories → les conservateurs

Tory (Brit Pol)

n → Tory m, → Konservative(r) mf

adj → konservativ, Tory-; the Tory government → die Tory-Regierung, die konservative Regierung

Tory [ˈtɔːrɪ]

1. adj → tory inv, conservatore/trice

2. n → tory m/f inv, conservatore/trice