Tory - Definition from the GROUPINGS topic - POLITICS

Topic: GROUPINGS

Date:	1700-1800
Origin:	Tory 'Irish Catholic supporter of King James II' (17-18 centuries), from Irish Gaelic toraidhe 'robber', from Middle Irish toir 'chasing'

Tory
noun

To‧ry

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plural Tories [countable]

PPG a member of the British Conservative Party:

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a lifelong Tory

—Tory adjective [only before noun]

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Tory principles

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