Tory vs. Conservative: What's the Difference?

A member of a British political party, founded in 1689, that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832.

Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.

A member of a Conservative party, as in Canada.

Traditional or restrained in style

An American who, during the period of the American Revolution, favored the British side. Also called Loyalist.

Moderate; cautious

Often tory A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of democratization or reform; a political conservative.

Of or relating to the political philosophy of conservatism.

Alternative case form of Tory

Belonging to a conservative party, group, or movement.

Alternative case form of Tory

Conservative Of, designating, or characteristic of a political party founded on or associated with principles of social and political conservatism, especially in the United Kingdom or Canada.

A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of existing royal and ecclesiastical authority.

Conservative Of or adhering to Conservative Judaism.

One who, in the time of the Revolution, favored submitting to the claims of Great Britain against the colonies; an adherent to the crown.

Tending to conserve; preservative

Of or pertaining to the Tories.

One favoring traditional views and values.

An American who favored the British side during the American Revolution

A supporter of political conservatism.

A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative

Conservative A member or supporter of a Conservative political party.

A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.

(politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.

A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.

A fiscal conservative.

A social conservative.

Cautious, moderate.

Tending to resist change or innovation.

Based on pessimistic assumptions.

Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.

Relating to the Conservative Party.

Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.

Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.

(Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.

(clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.

(medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)

Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.

Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions; opposed to change or innovation.

Of or pertaining to a political party which favors the conservation of existing institutions and forms of government, as the Conservative party in England; - contradistinguished from Liberal and Radical.

One who, or that which, preserves from ruin, injury, innovation, or radical change; a preserver; a conserver.

One who desires to maintain existing institutions and customs; also, one who holds moderate opinions in politics; - opposed to revolutionary or radical.

A member of the Conservative party.

A person who has conservative ideas or opinions

Resistant to change

Opposed to liberal reforms

Avoiding excess;

Unimaginatively conventional;

Conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class;