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Tory

[tawr-ee, tohr-ee] / ˈtɔr i, ˈtoʊr i /






ADJECTIVE
ultraconservative
Synonyms


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The Independent carries a photo of Badenoch and her husband arm-in-arm at the conference, saying the Tory leader "bets the family home to win back voters".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Tory leader is trying to ensure her party stands out in a crowded political field.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

David Cameron said he'd end "Punch and Judy politics" when he became Tory leader only to find himself in regular political knockabouts across the despatch box.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Burnham became prime minister in July, having taken over from Sir Keir Starmer just before Parliament's summer recess, and it was the first time he had faced the Tory leader at the Commons session.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

He’d been elected to the General Assembly in Hartford, but he’d been pushed out of it by the Patriots for being a Tory.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

She told BBC Newsnight the proposed 94% hike in Wandsworth, a south-west London borough run by the Tories, was "outrageous".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Montgomerie defected from the Tories 18 months ago but was suspended from Reform UK last month after he criticised senior figures.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The army reservist represented the Tories on the London Assembly before his election as MP for Braintree in 2015.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The politician became a household name in the 1990s due to her socially conservative views that put her on the right of the Tories.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Patriots called them Tories, an old British word for supporters of royal power.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen


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