Noun: Tory to-ree
- 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
- A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
- An American who favoured the British side during the American Revolution
Derived forms: Tories
Type of: American, Englishman, rightist, right-winger, righty [N. Amer, informal]
Encyclopedia: Tory, Republic of Buryatia