"Tory" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈtɔːri/ [UK] Forms: Tory
Head templates: {{proper noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A Tory is a member of the Conservative party of Britain or Canada.
    Sense id: simple-Tory-en-name-zncMCVts
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        {
          "text": "60 Tory MPs who refused to support Mrs Thatcher for leader last week."
        },
        {
          "text": "The Tory Party Conference got under way in Bournemouth today."
        },
        {
          "text": "The Tory Government will fall and a Labour Government will take over."
        },
        {
          "text": "I've often thought I would never vote Tory."
        },
        {
          "text": "Mr Major is likely be in power with the smallest Tory majority since 1951."
        }
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          "text": "60 Tory MPs who refused to support Mrs Thatcher for leader last week."
        },
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          "text": "The Tory Party Conference got under way in Bournemouth today."
        },
        {
          "text": "The Tory Government will fall and a Labour Government will take over."
        },
        {
          "text": "I've often thought I would never vote Tory."
        },
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          "text": "Mr Major is likely be in power with the smallest Tory majority since 1951."
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