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party
[ pahr-tee ]
noun
- a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
a cocktail party.
Synonyms: ,
- a group gathered for a special purpose or task:
a fishing party; a search party.
- a detachment, squad, or detail of troops assigned to perform some particular mission or service.
- a group of persons with common purposes or opinions who support one side of a dispute, question, debate, etc.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a group of persons with common political opinions and purposes organized for gaining political influence and governmental control and for directing government policy:
the Republican Party; the Democratic Party.
- the system of taking sides on public or political questions or the like.
- attachment or devotion to one side or faction; partisanship:
to put considerations of party first.
- Law.
- one of the litigants in a legal proceeding; a plaintiff or defendant in a suit.
- a signatory to a legal instrument.
- a person participating in or otherwise privy to a crime.
- a person or group that participates in some action, affair, plan, etc.; participant:
He was a party to the merger deal.
- the person under consideration; a specific individual:
The package was delivered to the wrong party.
- a person or, usually, two or more persons together patronizing a restaurant, attending a social or cultural function, etc.:
The headwaiter asked how many were in our party; a party of 12 French physicists touring the labs; a party of one at the small table.
- a person participating in a telephone conversation:
I have your party on the line.
- any occasion or activity likened to a social party, as specified; session:
The couple in the next apartment are having their usual dish-throwing party.
- something lively, stimulating, or bustling: That plastic water bottle is a germ party.
It’s so delicious, it’s like a party in your mouth.
That plastic water bottle is a germ party.
- an advantageous or pleasurable situation or combination of circumstances of some duration and often of questionable character; period of content, license, exemption, etc.:
The police broke in and suddenly the party was over for the nation's most notorious gunman.
adjective
verb (used without object)
- to go to or give parties, especially a series of parties.
- to enjoy oneself thoroughly and without restraint; indulge in pleasure.
party
/ ˈɑːɪ /
noun
- a social gathering for pleasure, often held as a celebration
- ( as modifier )
party spirit
- ( in combination )
partygoer
- a group of people associated in some activity
a rescue party
- often capital a group of people organized together to further a common political aim, such as the election of its candidates to public office
- ( as modifier )
party politics
- the practice of taking sides on public issues
- a person, esp one who participates in some activity such as entering into a contract
- the person or persons taking part in legal proceedings, such as plaintiff or prosecutor
a party to the action
- informal.a person
he's an odd old party
- come to the partyto take part or become involved
verb
- informal.to celebrate; revel
adjective
- heraldry (of a shield) divided vertically into two colours, metals, or furs
Usage Note
Other Word Forms
- 貹·ٲ· adjective
- ·ٱ·貹·ٲ adjective
- ԴDz·貹·ٲ adjective noun plural nonparties
- ܲ·貹·ٲ noun plural subparties
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of party1
Idioms and Phrases
- life of the party
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
One of the standout trends in British politics since the general election last year has been the party's rising support in the opinion polls.
The action from Democrats inspired a wave of criticism about the party’s priorities during the hearing and on social media.
"Are you concerned that you may be a liability for your party?"
But now she looks back at the result with sadness, believing it has now led political parties to "play it safe" and avoid "the hot Aboriginal issues".
In January the country's new Communist party chief, To Lam, embarked on a program to slash bureaucracy that could impress Elon Musk, who has been overseeing the Trump administration's controversial cost-cutting team.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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