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tory
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[ noun ] (politics) an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)And no_doubt many people in states like the Carolinas and Georgia , which were among the most Tory in sentiment in the eighteenth century , bitterly regretted the revolt against the Crown . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)Here he was , suddenly caught_up in the delirium of a war , in the spite and calumny of Whigs and Tories . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 969
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 3237
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[ noun ] (politics) a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
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