rightist vs Tory
Tory vs rightistrightist and Tory both are nouns.
rightist is an adjective but Tory is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rightist | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Tory | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
Tory is a hyponym of
rightist; that is, Tory is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
rightist:
- rightist: a member of a right wing political party
- Tory: a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
Other hyponyms of rightist include
monarchist, royalist.
| rightist (noun) | Tory (noun) |
|---|---|
| a member of a right wing political party | a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative |
| an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution | |
| a member of political party in Great Britain that has been known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the opposition party to the Whigs |
| rightist (adjective) | Tory (adjective) |
|---|---|
| believing in or supporting tenets of the political right |
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