"tories" in the noun sense
1. Tory
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
2. Tory
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
3. Tory
a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform a political conservative
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