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Tory

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






ADJECTIVE
ultraconservative
Synonyms


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On Tuesday he was selected to stand as the Tory candidate in the new Somerset Council seat of Crewkerne South in 2027.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Last year, Tory Party leader Kemi Badenoch said it would be "absurd" for the UK to leave "vital resources untapped".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Network contributor Tory Johnson has handled “Deals and Steals” since its launch and has long been one of the most familiar faces on “GMA.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

He is a father of two, and the son of billionaire businessman and Tory peer Michael Spencer.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, Arnold arranged for a boat, under a flag of truce, to take a Tory woman and her children across the Hudson to an area held by the British.

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

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

Reed, too, said this time was very different as the Tories had repeatedly changed leader while in government.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

You can’t entirely blame him: It was he, after all, who led Labour to its historic July 2024 victory over Sunak and the Tories, winning 411 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

The North East MSP defeated SNP candidate Richard Thomson, a former MP for Gordon, by a margin of more than 6,000 votes, with the Tories taking more than half of all ballots cast.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

James Rivington, the man who printed the Gazette, was one of New York’s best known Tories.

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




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