Tory
Whig's political opposite
A Tory is a member or supporter of the British Conservative Party, or historically, the party that evolved into it.
The term dates to the 1680s and originally described those who supported the hereditary succession of Catholic James II.
In Canada, Tory refers to the Progressive Conservative Party or its supporters.
The Tories won a decisive majority.
As an adjective: Tory policies, Tory voters. (Lowercase tory is a general term for a conservative.)
Right-leaning party supporter
- LabourBritish left-leaning party
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- MPElected parliamentary representative
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
minister · chancellor · backbencher · whip · manifesto · majority · coalition · Commons
Politically conservative faction
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- privatizationState sells public assets
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
Thatcherism · monetarism · neoliberal · small government · fiscal · austerity · Brexit · sovereignty
Primary color; also sad
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- wetSaturated with liquid
- dryFree from moisture
- grandeeElite Castilian nobleman
shire · hunting · countryside · club · Carlton · tradition · establishment · pinstripe
Anti-monarchist political faction
- JacobiteSupporter of exiled Stuarts
- Restoration1660s monarchical revival
- Charles IIRestored English sovereign
- StuartScottish-origin English dynasty
landed gentry · aristocracy · peerage · Anglican · divine right · monarchist · Protestant
Lacking pity or mercy
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- cutsSevers or reduces
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
British left-leaning party
- LiberalCentre party adherent
- SocialistCollectivist party member
- WhigAnti-monarchist political faction
- crossbenchSeats for independents
shadow · defeat · vote · swing · marginal · battleground · hung parliament · minority
Conservative
Right-leaning party supporter
- LabourBritish left-leaning party
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- MPElected parliamentary representative
cabinet · minister · chancellor · backbencher · whip · manifesto · majority · coalition · Commons · Whitehall
right-wing
Politically conservative faction
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- privatizationState sells public assets
deregulation · Thatcherism · monetarism · neoliberal · small government · fiscal · austerity · Brexit · sovereignty · unionist
blue
Primary color; also sad
grandee · shire · hunting · countryside · club · Carlton · tradition · establishment · pinstripe · toff
Whig
Anti-monarchist political faction
- JacobiteSupporter of exiled Stuarts
- Restoration1660s monarchical revival
- Charles IIRestored English sovereign
Stuart · landed gentry · aristocracy · peerage · Anglican · divine right · monarchist · Protestant
heartless
Lacking pity or mercy
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- cutsSevers or reduces
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
Labour
British left-leaning party
crossbench · shadow · defeat · vote · swing · marginal · battleground · hung parliament · minority
- British PoliticsHouse of Commons, Westminster, Whigs, Commons, peers
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Downing Street, Commons
- 18th CenturyQueen Anne, Peter the Great, Handel, Bach, Treaty of Utrecht
- Georgian EraGeorge III, Georgian architecture, Regency, Jane Austen, Adam style
- political labelsliberal, conservative, leftist, rightist, moderate
- political typesconservative, liberal, moderate, leftist, rightist
Toryleftist
Advocate for progressive politics
left-winger · socialist · lefty · progressive · liberal
ToryWhig
Anti-monarchist political faction
patriot · revolutionary · rebel · republican · Founding Father
- Tory PartyBritish right-wing political organization
- Tory BurchAmerican fashion house