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Toryism

[ tawr-ee-iz-uhm, tohr- ]

noun

  1. the act or fact of being a Tory.
  2. the principles, beliefs, and practices of Tories.


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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

A less clunky way of putting it might be to say that Cameron preaches a governing ethos of Open Source Toryism.

One countervailing influence to my drift to Toryism in those days was Margaret's quite religious faith in the Liberals.

We marked our claim upon Toryism even in the colour of our wrapper, and spoke of ourselves collectively as the Blue Weeklies.

Privilege is the mint mark of Toryism, exclusiveness is its life and soul.

The president of the University represented "Toryism" in distress.

Toryism scarcely thanks him for fighting its battles; Whiggism abhors him.

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