DCHP-3

Toryism

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

in colonial times, the political influence of the Tories (def. 2) and all they stood for.

See: Tory ((n.))(def. 2)

Quotations

1833
The Tories ne'er in Parliament Again their jobs shall vend, And with them once for aye The name of Toryism shall end.
1852
The easy going "good old times of Toryism" may now be numbered with the things that were, and never again will such be seen in Huron.
2n.

the Tories (def. 3) and their policies and principles.

See: Tory ((n.))(def. 3)

Quotations

1887
I'll stick to that every day of the week, and Toryism will be knocked out in the second round.
1915
The fall carried with it a cloud upon the reputation of the great chief, which, though Canadian Toryism of to-day would gladly forget, time cannot altogether remove.
1959
It's still easy enough to tell a member of the CCF from a member of the Albany Club, that shrine of Toronto Toryism. . . .