English dictionary
Tory
/'t/oU/r/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of ro pertaining to the Tories.
Source: webster1913
noun
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an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority.
Source: webster1913