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Tory plans to cut 'further and faster' would wreck recovery and roll back Labour's many successes.
Alistair Darling

Meaning of "Tory" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TORY

From Irish tōraidhe outlaw, from Middle Irish tōir pursuit.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TORY

Tory  [ˈtɔːrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tory can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tory

Tory

A Tory holds a political philosophy based on the traditionalism and conservatism originating with the Cavalier faction during the English Civil War. This ideology is prominent in the politics of the United Kingdom, and also appears in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada. It also had exponents in parts of the former British Empire, such as the Loyalists of British America who opposed American independence during the American Revolutionary War. The Tory ethos has been summed up with the phrase 'God, King and Country.' Tories generally advocate monarchism, are usually of a High Church Anglican religious heritage, and are opposed to the radical liberalism of the Whig faction. Under the Corn Laws a majority of Tories supported protectionist agrarianism with tariffs being imposed abroad at the time for sustainability, self-sufficiency and enhanced wages in rural employment. The Tory political faction emerged within the Parliament of England to uphold the legitimist rights of James, Duke of York to succeed his brother Charles II to the throne.

Definition of Tory in the English dictionary

The first definition of Tory in the dictionary is a member or supporter of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada. Other definition of Tory is a member of the English political party that opposed the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the royal succession. Tory remained the label for subsequent major conservative interests until they gave birth to the Conservative Party in the 1830s. Tory is also an ultraconservative or reactionary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TORY


cacciatore
ˌkɑːtʃəˈtɔːrɪ
centaury
ˈsɛntɔːrɪ
clerestory
ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ
corey
ˈkɔːrɪ
cory
ˈkɔːrɪ
glory
ˈɡlɔːrɪ
Maggiore
ˌmædʒɪˈɔːrɪ
Montessori
ˌmɒntɪˈsɔːrɪ
MORI
ˈmɔːrɪ
nori
ˈnɔːrɪ
pory
ˈpɔːrɪ
roary
ˈrɔːrɪ
satori
səˈtɔːrɪ
single-storey
ˈsɪŋɡəlˌstɔːrɪ
six-storey
ˌsɪksˈstɔːrɪ
storey
ˈstɔːrɪ
story
ˈstɔːrɪ
two-storey
ˈtuːˈstɔːrɪ
understorey
ˈʌndəˌstɔːrɪ
yakitori
ˌjækɪˈtɔːrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TORY

Torvill
Torvill and Dean
Toryish
Toryism
tosa
Toscana
Toscanini
tosh
toshach
tosher
Toshkent

WORDS THAT END LIKE TORY

accessory
advisory
category
depository
directory
factory
Federal Capital Territory
Gregory
history
introductory
inventory
ivory
laboratory
mandatory
memory
regulatory
repository
territory
theory
victory

Synonyms and antonyms of Tory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Tory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TORY

Find out the translation of Tory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Tory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Tory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

托里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tory
570 millions of speakers

English

Tory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इतिहास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حزب المحافظين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тори
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংরক্ষণশীল রাজনীতিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

conservateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tory
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tory
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トーリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tory
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டோரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Tory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

muhafazakâr
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tory
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Торі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tory
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Tory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tory
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Tory
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Tory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Tory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TORY»

The term «Tory» is very widely used and occupies the 9.892 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tory

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10 QUOTES WITH «TORY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Tory.
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Jeffrey Archer
When I was deputy chairman I could travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh without leaving Tory land. In a two-week period I covered every constituency in which we had an MP. There were 14. Now we have only one. We appear to have given up.
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Aneurin Bevan
No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
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Aneurin Bevan
No attempt at ethical or social seduction can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
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Rory Bremner
It's no wonder the Tory Party opposed identity cards, since so many of them struggle to find an identity at all.
5
John Bright
I. cannot stoop to reply to the folly and the slander of every poor Tory partisan who assails me, and I should not have noticed you but for the fact that you are a member of the House of Commons.
6
Sean Connery
There's something fundamentally wrong with a system where there's been 17 years of a Tory Government and the people of Scotland have voted Socialist for 17 years. That hardly seems democratic.
7
Alistair Darling
Tory plans to cut 'further and faster' would wreck recovery and roll back Labour's many successes.
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Philip Hammond
I remember the day after the general election when Harold Wilson had lost, I remember quite clearly cycling from my house in Hutton along Long Ridings and feeling what a relief to live in a country with a Tory government again.
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Max Hastings
A Tory government with a decent mandate seems the only hope of tackling the fiscal catastrophe responsibly.
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Simon Hoggart
The Tory party is like a rugby union match in which all 30 players are wearing the same strip. They're not sure who they are grabbing round the knees, but they're having a lot of fun doing it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TORY»

Discover the use of Tory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Red Tory: How Left and Right have Broken Britain and How we ...
Phillip Blond's ideas have already been praised or attacked in every major British newspaper and journal. Challenging, stimulating and exhilarating, this is a book for our times.
Phillip Blond, 2010
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Studying English Literature: A Practical Guide
Above all, the book prizes the idea of argument rather than insisting upon formulaic essay plans, and gives many ways of finding something to say as you read and when you write, in chapters on Reading, Argument, Essays, Sentences and ...
Tory Young, 2008
3
Henry Marshall Tory: A Biography
Henry Marshall Tory was one of Canada's foremost education "founders.
E. A. Corbett, 1992
4
A Radical Tory
Sir Garfield Barwick wrote the story of his public life.
Garfield Barwick, 1995
5
Whatever Happened to Tory Scotland?
This collection brings together academics, writers, commentators and analysts of Scottish politics to address the nature of the Scottish Conservative Party: its standing in Scotland, its influence on the Union, its role in the Scottish ...
David Torrance, 2012
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Family for Tory
And in spite of her own tragedy, Tory felt an inexplicable need to ease some of Slade’ s suffering. Could God’ s grace now heal these broken hearts so that Tory could finally have the family she longed for?
Margaret Daley, 2011
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Canada's Origins: Liberal, Tory, Or Republican?
" This ground-breaking book begins with the now classic article in which the red tory view was formulated.
Janet Ajzenstat, Peter J. Smith, 1995
8
In Defiance of Oligarchy: The Tory Party 1714-60
In this book Linda Colley explores the fate of the tory party which has dominated both Parliament and the constituencies throughout of the reigns of William III and Anne.
Linda Colley, 1985
9
Family for Tory and A Mother for Cindy
A FAMILY FOR TORY There's nothing more rewarding for riding instructor Tory Alexander than making her students happy.
Margaret Daley, 2009
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Roger Tory Peterson: A Biography
Carlson also records Peterson's many lasting achievements, from the phenomenal success of the field guides, to the bird paintings that brought him renown as "the twentieth century's Audubon," to the establishment of the Roger Tory Peterson ...
Douglas Carlson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tory is used in the context of the following news items.
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John Tory pokes fun at himself in Kanye video
Mayor John Tory (open John Tory's policard) is poking fun at his unfamiliarity with rap superstar Kanye West in a video released through his Twitter account. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
2
Harriet Harman faces major Labour rebellion over Tory welfare cuts
Harriet Harman is facing a major rebellion after ordering Labour MPs not to block the Tory welfare bill despite vocal opposition from three leadership candidates. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Tory rebellion over David Cameron's plans for EU referendum
A Tory rebellion could derail David Cameron's plans for a referendum on the European Union, as it emerged Cabinet ministers are backing a group calling on ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
With Labour's ropey record, the Tories can win on the NHS
He condemns the botched Tory health reforms that deceived voters and ... Labour is now outgunned on health spending as the Tories pledge £8bn to meet the ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
5
Tory manifesto turns this campaign into the Stalingrad of empty words
Not a description of Iain Duncan-Smith, but of the Tory manifesto, which has been launched in Swindon with an orgasmic whimper from the massed party faithful. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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The Tory press are here again, speaking with a single voice
The Sun also backs the Tories on Trident and scorns “the SNP and Labour's lefties who ... Whatever the subject, for the last couple of weeks, the Tory press have ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Tory backbench rebellion defeats Hague's attempt to unseat Speaker
Tory MPs said although the vote was nominally a free vote, the ... imposed a three-line whip to be in parliament, and it is understood the Tory payroll vote were ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Future leadership of Tory party thrown open after Cameron's …
David Cameron has opened the way for a wide contest to replace him as Tory leader after he named three possible successors among the “great people” who ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Tory candidate accused of EDL plot expected to be forced out within …
Afzal Amin, Tory candidate for Dudley North, is accused of plotting with the English Defence League to increase his vote by stirring up a row over a local mosque ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
10
Lord Baker: Conservative-Labour coalition may be needed
A Conservative-Labour coalition may be needed after May's election to prevent the SNP holding the balance of power, a former Tory chairman has suggested. «BBC News, Mar 15»

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