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Tories vs Whigs - What's the difference?

tories | whigs |

As nouns the difference between tories and whigs

is that tories is plural of Tory|lang=en while Whigs is plural of Whig|lang=en.

As proper nouns the difference between tories and whigs

is that tories is the British Conservative PartyWhigs is an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain, that was opposed to the Tories, and became the Liberal Party.

As a verb whigs is

third-person singular of whig.

tories

English

Alternative forms

* toreys (archaic) * Toryes (archaic) * Torys (archaic)

Noun

(head)
  • Proper noun

    (head)
  • The
  • * 2011 Philip Gould, "The Unfinished Revolution: How New Labour Changed British Politics":
  • Helped by massive tax increases piled on to the electorate by the Tories in their first post-election budget, we slowly began to win the battle.
  • (Canada) The or one of that party's predecessors.
  • Anagrams

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    whigs

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain, that was opposed to the Tories, and became the Liberal Party.