Tories
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Tories is a common nickname for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, a former major centre-right political party in Canadian federal politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tories canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7233966 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tories Context triple: [Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, shortName, Tories]
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A.
High Tories
High Tories were a traditionalist, monarchist faction within British conservatism that emphasized hierarchy, Anglicanism, and resistance to liberal and democratic reforms.
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B.
Foxite Whigs
The Foxite Whigs were a late 18th-century British political faction led by Charles James Fox, known for their advocacy of parliamentary reform, civil liberties, and opposition to royal influence and government authoritarianism.
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C.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party (UK) is a major centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that has produced numerous prime ministers and traditionally advocates free-market economics, a strong national defense, and gradual social reform.
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D.
Rockingham Whigs
The Rockingham Whigs were an 18th-century British political faction led by the Marquess of Rockingham, known for their opposition to royal influence over Parliament and their advocacy of constitutional limits on monarchical power.
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E.
Cotton Whigs
The Cotton Whigs were a faction of the U.S. Whig Party whose political stance was strongly influenced by support for, or accommodation of, Southern slaveholding interests.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tories Target entity description: Tories is a common nickname for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, a former major centre-right political party in Canadian federal politics.
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A.
High Tories
High Tories were a traditionalist, monarchist faction within British conservatism that emphasized hierarchy, Anglicanism, and resistance to liberal and democratic reforms.
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B.
Foxite Whigs
The Foxite Whigs were a late 18th-century British political faction led by Charles James Fox, known for their advocacy of parliamentary reform, civil liberties, and opposition to royal influence and government authoritarianism.
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C.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party (UK) is a major centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that has produced numerous prime ministers and traditionally advocates free-market economics, a strong national defense, and gradual social reform.
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D.
Rockingham Whigs
The Rockingham Whigs were an 18th-century British political faction led by the Marquess of Rockingham, known for their opposition to royal influence over Parliament and their advocacy of constitutional limits on monarchical power.
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E.
Cotton Whigs
The Cotton Whigs were a faction of the U.S. Whig Party whose political stance was strongly influenced by support for, or accommodation of, Southern slaveholding interests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor | Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federal political party ⓘ |
| associatedIdeology | progressive conservatism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada federal governments
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada opposition parties ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from British political term "Tory" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUsage |
nickname for Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
ⓘ
nickname for Progressive Conservative Party of Canada supporters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | Tories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSingularForm | Tory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
centre-right
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conservative ⓘ |
| politicalSpectrumPosition | right-of-centre ⓘ |
| refersHistoricallyTo | major federal political party in Canada ⓘ |
| refersTo | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTerm |
Grits
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Tory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortFor | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCommonUse |
20th century
ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
colloquial name in media
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colloquial name in political discourse ⓘ |
| usedInContext | Canadian federal politics ⓘ |
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Subject: Tories Description of subject: Tories is a common nickname for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, a former major centre-right political party in Canadian federal politics.
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