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Tories

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1. A political party in Britain, also called the Conservative party. In the late eighteenth century, the Tories took form as defenders of the king and stability and of established interests in Britain; they advised caution in making political and social change. Winston Churchill, Benjamin Disraeli, and Margaret Thatcher belonged to the party.

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The politician became a household name in the 1990s due to her socially conservative views that put her on the right of the Tories.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Reed, too, said this time was very different as the Tories had repeatedly changed leader while in government.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

You can’t entirely blame him: It was he, after all, who led Labour to its historic July 2024 victory over Sunak and the Tories, winning 411 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Badenoch added her party "is working to earn the trust of the country again", and is "grateful and humbled" that residents of Aberdeen South voted for the Tories.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

“Listen to me good. Them that feeds us”-she pointed upstairs-“they’rc Loyalists, Tories. That means we’re Tories, too, understand?”

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson