tories

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proper noun

The British Conservative Party

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Meanings

tories1

noun
  1. pluralplural of tory

Tories2

noun

alternative toreys · alternative Toryes · alternative Torys

  1. pluralplural of Tory
proper nounthe Tories

alternative toreys · alternative Toryes · alternative Torys

  1. UKgovernmentThe British Conservative Party

    The Tories picked off all of the party’s Cumbrian constituencies between 2010 and 2019.

    2024 July 5, “Labour seizes Cumbria winning five of six seats”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2024, retrieved 02 Sep 2026
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    Helped by massive tax increases piled on to the electorate by the Tories in their first post-election budget, we slowly began to win the battle.

    2011, Philip Gould, The Unfinished Revolution: How New Labour Changed British Politics
  2. CanadiangovernmentThe Conservative Party of Canada or one of that party's predecessors, or provincial variants

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
progressive conservative party

Origin

From Tory + -ies.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

tories. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tories

MLA

“tories.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tories. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tories,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tories.

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