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TORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
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Hypernyms ("Tory" is a kind of...):
American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
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Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Tory" is a kind of...):
right-winger; rightist (a member of a right wing political party)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A member of political party in Great Britain that has been known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the opposition party to the Whigs
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Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Tory" is a kind of...):
Englishman (a man who is a native or inhabitant of England)
