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Toryism

American  
[tawr-ee-iz-uhm, tohr-] / ˈtɔr iˌɪz əm, ˈtoʊr- /

noun

  1. the act or fact of being a Tory.

  2. the principles, beliefs, and practices of Tories.


Etymology

Origin of Toryism

Tory + -ism


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“A mythologized Disraeli,” Ms. Jones writes, “provided political, literary and intellectual means by which Toryism could be positioned against an increasingly demonized ‘Victorian Liberalism.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Renewal, a think-tank founded in 2013 to promote working-class Toryism, is emerging as the new regime’s brains trust.

From Economist ● Aug. 4, 2016

Even Philip Blond, director of ResPublica and poster boy for "red Toryism", is concerned.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 3, 2013

His brand of Toryism became known as "One Nation".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2012

For two or three years, it advocated High Toryism.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry B. Stanton

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