What is the meaning of Tory?

noun

  • An American who favored the British side during the American Revolution.
  • 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. .
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