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multiparty

[muhl-tee-pahr-tee, muhl-tahy-]

adjective

  1. of or relating to more than two political parties.



multiparty

/ ˌʌɪˈɑːɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a state, political system, etc, in which more than one political party is permitted

    multiparty democracy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of multiparty1

First recorded in 1905–10; multi- + party
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Example Sentences

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He had promised a multiparty democratic system and his resolve was tested after a peace agreement was reached in 2000.

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Juan Meléndez, director of the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy in El Salvador, said many of his compatriots seem “open to exchanging their rights for security.”

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Taiwan has its own constitution and holds regular, multiparty elections to choose its own leaders.

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In the multiparty systems of Europe, it is usually represented by recently created parties to the right of traditional conservative parties.

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That's a lot more difficult to do in a two-party system than it is in a multiparty system, as we have in Europe, because when you have these sort of social tensions that are slowly building up, there will always emerge a new political party.

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