Tory

ˈtɔri

Tories

Definition

Definition of Tory - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

UK politics

member of the UK Conservative Party

She has always been a loyal Tory.

right-winger

Canadian politicsmember of the Canadian Conservative Party

He is a prominent Tory in Canadian politics.

Adjective

UK politics

related to the UK Conservative Party

He expressed his Tory views during the debate.

Canadian politicsrelated to the Canadian Conservative Party

The Tory policies were discussed in the meeting.

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right-wing

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Tory wets

members of the Conservative Party with moderate or centrist views

The Tory wets opposed the new economic policies.

Tory heartland

area where Conservative Party has strong support

This town is considered a Tory heartland during elections.

Origin of Tory

Irish, tóraidhe (pursuer)

Examples of Tory in a sentence

Many Tories attended the conference.
The Tory candidate won the local election by a narrow margin.
As a Tory, she advocated for conservative policies in parliament.
The Tory supported the king's policies during the conflict.
As a Tory, he remained loyal to the crown.
The Tories were known for their royalist stance.

Many Tories supported the monarchy during the civil war.
The Tory policies were discussed at the meeting.
She wore a Tory badge to the rally.
The Tory candidate won the local election.
Tory supporters gathered for the annual convention.

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French:Tory, tory, ...
German:Tory, konservativ, ...
Italian:tory, conservatore, ...
Spanish:conservador, del Partido Conservador, ...
Portuguese:Tory, conservador, ...
Chinese:托利党人, 保守党的, ...
Japanese:トーリー, 保守党の, ...
Arabic:تُورِي, خاص بحزب المحافظين, ...
Hebrew:שַׁמְרָנִי, שַׁמְרָנִי, ...
Russian:тори, ториевский, ...
Ukrainian:торі, торійський, ...
Hindi:टोरी, कंजरवेटिव, ...
Bengali:টোরি, কনজারভেটিভ, ...
Catalan:tory, conservador, ...
Czech:tory, toryovský, ...
Danish:tory, konservative, ...
Dutch:tory, conservatief, ...
Greek:Τόρι, συντηρητικός, ...
Hungarian:tory, jobboldali, ...
Khmer:សមាជិកគណបក្សអភិរក្សអង់គ្លេស, អភិរក្សនិយម, ...
Korean:보수당원, 보수당의, ...
Persian:توری, محافظه‌کارانه, ...
Polish:konserwatysta, konserwatywny, ...
Portuguese (BR):Tory, tory, ...
Romanian:conservator, tory, ...
Swedish:Tory, konservativ, ...
Thai:สมาชิกพรรค Tory, แบบอนุรักษ์นิยม, ...
Turkish:Muhafazakar, Muhafazakar Parti, ...
Vietnamese:thành viên Đảng Bảo thủ, Bảo thủ, ...

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