DCHP-2

Conservative DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n. — Hist.

  in colonial times, a supporter of the British connection (def. 2) and of colonial constitutions; a member of the political party endorsing these views; Tory.

  See also: British connection (def. 2)  

• 2 n.

  a member of the Conservative Party of Sir John A. Macdonald and succeeding leaders, a party nowadays known officially as the Progressive Conservative Party.

  See also: Progressive Conservative