tory
Meaning of tory
- (UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.
- (by extension) One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative.
- (Canadian politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.
- A member of the political factions that sought to prevent the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the throne of England in the 17th century.
- An Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits.
- (American Revolution) A loyal British subject.
- (American Civil War, Confederate states) A Union sympathizer.
- (UK politics) Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party.
- (Canadian politics) Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.
Information about tory
- The plural form of tory is: tories.
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Hyphenation of tory
tory
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- tory is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
tory synonyms
Meaning Tory:
Meaning :
Loyalist, loyalist, Conservative, conservative
Anagrams of tory
royt, ryot, Troy, troy, Tyro, tyro
Words that rhyme with tory
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