Tory
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- noun
- /ˈtɔːri/
- UK
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conservador
- The press, the voting system, the impropriety of Tory party funding... none of these could explain away the fact that the middle class in England... had continued to vote Conservative because in their miserable hearts... they still believed that it was in their interests to do so.
- Tory politician
- Tory politics
- Tory peers
And there's nothing less cool than than Tory, the brand Tory, brand Conservative.
- And there's nothing less cool than than Tory, the brand Tory, brand Conservative.
- We hiked with Tories, actually hiked up taxes.
- Like, like for instance, if you hate the Tories, right?
- Even the Tories didn't do what the Labour government is doing now.
- So today we are going to find out which one of you is a Tory.
- Some of the Tories come up and they say I agree with everything you said.
- I should recognise that the Tories aren't for someone like me or Conservatism or Brexit.
- Oh, do you have any turn offs Snowden and sounding a bit like a Tory?
- The news that Reform have taken over the Tories in the polls, prompting Nigel Farage to declare we are now the opposition.
- And it's likely that I'm not sure that the the Tories will get back in, but they're going to be mad at the current Prime Minister.
- Sharon does not shag Tories on the weekends, only weekdays.
- I'm not for a second going to defend took the Tories record on on on this issue.
- But they were saying that Jews are the only people who vote conservative or Tories in in the UK.
Examples
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British politics used to have two big parties, the Conservatives or Tories, who were more right wing, and Labour who were more left wing.
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And James appeared to be forcing his base of support, his natural allies amongst Tories and staunch Anglicans.
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I mean, after all, the one thing the Tory party really stands for is...
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In 2002, they thought there might never be a Tory government again.
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How much longer will Tory MPs let this go on for?
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If the UK voters voted for the Tory party, they only have themselves to blame.
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People must not lose their jobs because the Tories refuse to act.
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Even the Tories didn't do what the Labour government is doing now.
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In a speech to Tory M.P. 's yesterday, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher... referred to members of the striking National Union of Mine Workers... as 'the enemy within. '
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Many Tory voters believe in traditional values and support free-market policies.
Synonyms
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A person who supports the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom
How Conservative
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- UK
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Tory originally came from an Irish word tóraidhe meaning 'pursuer' or 'outlaw' that was used as an insult in the 1600s. Over time the name stuck to people who supported the king, and today a Tory is a member of the Conservative Party or a political conservative.