Tory - definition, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtɔːrɪ|
Brit.
|ˈtɔːrɪ|
noun
- an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution (syn: 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 (syn: tory)
- a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative (syn: 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 (syn: tory)
- a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative (syn: tory)
Extra examples
...a small-town Tory who saw that society was changing, much to his regret...
Tory principles
Shopkeepers would once have been pillars of the Tory establishment.
Tory orators were stumping the country.
Their names were tabooed by Whig and Tory coteries.
Is this the new face of the Tory party?
Labour poured scorn on the Tory claim to be the party of law and order.
Tory voters
Tory wets
Word forms
noun
singular: Tory
plural: Tories
singular: Tory
plural: Tories
Current translation version is made automatically.
You can suggest your own version.
Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
