单词 | toryfication |
释义 | Toryficationn. Usually somewhat depreciative. The action or process of imbuing a person, population, institution, etc., with the principles of Toryism or political conservatism; the development of a politically conservative outlook. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > Toryism or conservatism > conversion to Toryfication1827 1827 Caledonian Mercury 8 Sept. One of the letters coins an expressive word for the occasion, in saying ‘our funds declined because we apprehended it..would undergo a torification’. 1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career II. ix. 150 Mr. Tuckham was..prophesying the Torification of mankind. 1901 N. Amer. Rev. Feb. 251 The Toryfication..of London and of so many of our great towns..is one of the most striking political facts of recent times. 2016 Sunday Times 16 Oct. (Books section) 2/3 Classic FM and the National Trust are middle class in his estimate, and share responsibility for ‘the Torification of life’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1827 |
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