Tory
noun[C]
uk/ˈtɔː.ri/us/ˈtɔːr.i/amemberof the BritishConservativeParty:
英国保守党党员Margaret Thatcher waselectedtoleadthe Tories in 1975.
amemberof themainconservativepoliticalpartyin Canada:
加拿大保守党党员Liberal Martha Hall Findlayaccusedthe Tories ofkeepingCanadians in thedarkabout thecosts.
US
apersonwhosupportedthe Britishgovernmentduring the AmericanRevolution:
During the AmericanRevolution, the Tories werebitterlydenounced.
- There are five Tories in thegroup.
- Onesourcesaid that most of theseatsup forgrabsthisyearare inurbanareas, where the Tories are stillstrugglingto make animpact.
- Hisgrandmotherwas a Tory who hadhelpedherbrothersbreakout ofjailwhen they werelockedup there bypatriotsduring theRevolution.
Politics - general words
- anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-communism
- anti-communist
- anti-fascism
- lab
- laissez-faire
- left
- left of centre
- leftist
- overstep
- parliament
- party politics
- personality cult
- pinko
- subsidiarity
- super-conservative
- Thatcherism
- the Third Way
- Toryism
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Renaissance: 1501 to 1899
Tory
adjective
uk/ˈtɔː.ri/us/ˈtɔːr.i/belongingto,supporting, orrelatingto the BritishConservativeParty:
They are both Toryvoterslivingin Cornwall.
There was a TorygovernmentinBritainthroughoutthe 1980s.
belongingto,supporting, orrelatingto themainconservativepoliticalpartyin Canada:
With 24 ToryMPsfrom Ontario, hispartynow had acrediblenationalvoice.
US
supportingthe Britishgovernmentduring the AmericanRevolution:
Bristol, Connecticut was ahotbedof Toryactivityduring theRevolution.
- She's acontenderfor aplacein the Toryshadowcabinet.
- Theapproachtospendingcutsis not the onlydifferencebetween the Toryleaderand his ShadowChancellor.
- He's aformeradviserto both Tory andLabouradministrations.
Politics - general words
- anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-communism
- anti-communist
- anti-fascism
- lab
- laissez-faire
- left
- left of centre
- leftist
- overstep
- parliament
- party politics
- personality cult
- pinko
- subsidiarity
- super-conservative
- Thatcherism
- the Third Way
- Toryism