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    TORY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An American who favored the British side during the American Revolutionplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Tory" is a kind of...):

    American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservativeplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Tory" is a kind of...):

    right-winger; rightist (a member of a right wing political party)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A member of political party in Great Britain that has been known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the opposition party to the Whigsplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Tory" is a kind of...):

    Englishman (a man who is a native or inhabitant of England)

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