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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

tory

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tori

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tory/ˈtɔː.ri/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O partido tory defende políticas fiscais conservadoras."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A member or supporter of the British Conservative Party.

    "The local Tory MP visited the community center to discuss local funding."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characteristic of the Conservative Party or its political principles.

    "She has long been associated with the Tory faction within Parliament."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Irish word 'tóraidhe', meaning 'outpost robber' or 'pursued man', originally applied in the 17th century to Irish guerrillas who fought English forces. By the late 17th century, it became a political nickname for members of the English political party supporting the traditional monarchy and Church of England, eventually evolving into the modern term for members or supporters of the British Conservative Party.

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