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tories

tories is the plural of tory.

Noun capitalized: Tories

Tories

  1. (plural) plural of Tory

Proper noun capitalized: Tories

the Tories

  1. (UK) The British Conservative Party
    • Helped by massive tax increases piled on to the electorate by the Tories in their first post-election budget, we slowly began to win the battle.2011, Philip Gould, The Unfinished Revolution: How New Labour Changed British Politics
  2. (Canadian) The Conservative Party of Canada or one of that party's predecessors, or provincial variants

Forms of tories

alternative formtoreys
alternative formToryes
alternative formTorys

Origin of tories

From Tory + -ies.

Phrases with tories

Questions about tories

What does tories mean?
Tories means the British Conservative Party.
What is tories the plural of?
Tories is the plural of tory.
What part of speech is tories?
Tories can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near tories in the dictionary

  1. toric
  2. toricity
  3. Toride
  4. Toriel
  5. Toriello
  6. tories
  7. Tories on bikes
  8. Toriest
  9. torified
  10. torifies
  11. toriform

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