party

a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc..

a group gathered for a special purpose or task.

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.

a group of persons with common political opinions and purposes organized for gaining political influence and governmental control and for directing government policy.

the system of taking sides on public or political questions or the like.

attachment or devotion to one side or faction; partisanship.

Law.��

1. one of the litigants in a legal proceeding; a plaintiff or defendant in a suit.

2. a signatory to a legal instrument.

3. a person participating in or otherwise privy to a crime.

a person or group that participates in some action, affair, plan, etc.; participant.

the person under consideration; a specific individual.

a person or, usually, two or more persons together patronizing a restaurant, attending a social or cultural function, etc..

a person participating in a telephone conversation.

any occasion or activity likened to a social party, as specified; session.

something lively, stimulating, or bustling: 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..

of or relating to a party or faction; partisan.

of or for a social gathering.

being shared by or pertaining to two or more persons or things.

Heraldry.��(of an escutcheon) having the field divided into a number of parts, usually two; parted.

to go to or give parties, especially a series of parties.

to enjoy oneself thoroughly and without restraint; indulge in pleasure.