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Tory

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






ADJECTIVE
ultraconservative
Synonyms


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

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

One when another newly confident leader, David Cameron, ushered in the modern Tory party on the conference stage in front of digitally produced green foliage and sunlight.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

But Tugendhat, the Tory MP for Tonbridge in Kent who Badenoch appointed her shadow foreign secretary in a reshuffle earlier this month, has suggested Trump does not mean it.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay praised the "extraordinary bravery" of survivors but urged ministers to strengthen bail laws and "robustly enforce breaches".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

That Tory, who had been so brave—and foolish—as to follow the Sons of Liberty down a black alley was alone now—was sob bing, not from pain but from humiliation.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

The Tories have faced repeated attacks from their opponents for their record in government, including on the economy, between 2010 and 2024.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

During the last general election campaign Labour raised about £9m, the Tories, Reform and the Lib Dems all less than £2m.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

“Listen to me good. Them that feeds us”-she pointed upstairs-“they’rc Loyalists, Tories. That means we’re Tories, too, understand?”

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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