Tory
Pronounced /ˈtɔː.ɹi/
Pronounced /ˈtɔː.ɹi/
Babies named Tory per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 319 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 911 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,440 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Z: 896 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 338 babies, 0.02 per 1,000.
From Irish tóraí (“pursuer”), from tóir (“pursuit”). The first recorded use in English is from a 1646 letter by James Butler, Earl of Ormond, to a Colonel O'Brien, describing bandits and thieves on main roadways. ==== Noun ==== Tory (plural Tories) (UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church. Synonym: Conservative Antonym: (historic) Whig (by extension) One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative.
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