Dictionary entry details
• PARTY (noun)
Meaning:
An organization to gain political power
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
party; political party
Context example:
in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level
Hypernyms ("party" is a kind of...):
organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "party"):
Prohibition Party (a political party in the United States; formed in 1869 to oppose the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages)
Bull Moose Party; Progressive Party (a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose)
People's Party; Populist Party (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads)
National Socialist German Workers' Party; Nazi Party (the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933)
Militant Tendency (a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party)
Liberty Party (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1839 to oppose the practice of slavery; merged with the Free Soil Party in 1848)
GOP; Republican Party (the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party)
Social Democratic Party (a political party in Germany and Britain (and elsewhere) founded in late 19th century; originally Marxist; now advocates the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialism)
Socialist Labor Party (a political party in the United States; formed in 1874 to advocate the peaceful introduction of socialism)
Socialist Party (a political party in the United States formed in 1900 to advocate socialism)
Dixiecrats; States' Rights Democratic Party (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman)
war party (a political party that supports a war)
Whig Party (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1834 in opposition to the Democratic Party; advocated a loose interpretation of the Constitution and high protective tariffs)
third party (a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system)
Opposition (the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected)
Liberal Party (a major political party in Great Britain in the 19th century; now the third largest; advocated reforms and improvement of the conditions of working people)
Labor; Labor Party; Labour; Labour Party (a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries)
Guomindang; Kuomintang (the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan)
American Labor Party (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party)
American Party; Know-Nothing Party (a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics)
Anti-Masonic Party (a former political party in the United States; founded in 1825 in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs)
Black Panthers (a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites)
Communist Party (a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state)
Conservative Party (a political party in Great Britain which developed from the Tories in the 1830s; advocates a mixed economy and encourages property owning)
Constitutional Union Party (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union)
Democratic Party (the older of two major political parties in the United States)
Democratic-Republican Party (a former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government)
Greenback Party (a former political party in the United States; organized in 1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation)
Green Party (an environmentalist political party)
Gironde (the French moderate political party that was in power (1791-1793) during the French Revolution)
Free Soil Party (a former political party in the United States; formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848)
American Federalist Party; Federal Party; Federalist Party (a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government)
Farmer-Labor Party (a former minor political party in the United States in the early 20th century)
Holonyms ("party" is a member of...):
form of government; political system (the members of a social organization who are in power)
Meaning:
An occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day
Hypernyms ("party" is a kind of...):
affair; function; occasion; social function; social occasion (a vaguely specified social event)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "party"):
bash; brawl; do (an uproarious party)
whist drive (a progressive whist party)
tea party (a party at which tea is served)
jolly (a happy party)
house party (a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house)
feast; fete; fiesta (an elaborate party (often outdoors))
dance (a party for social dancing)
cocktail party (an afternoon party at which cocktails are served)
ceilidh (an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling)
bun-fight; bunfight ((Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion)
birthday party (a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth)
Meaning:
A band of people associated temporarily in some activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
party; company
Context examples:
they organized a party to search for food / the company of cooks walked into the kitchen
Hypernyms ("party" is a kind of...):
band; circle; lot; set (an unofficial association of people or groups)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "party"):
war party (a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans))
stretcher party (a party of people with stretchers to carry an injured person)
search party (a party of people to search for someone)
rescue party (a party of rescuers)
party to the action; party to the transaction (a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings)
landing party (a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore)
fatigue party (a group of soldiers on fatigue duty)
Meaning:
A group of people gathered together for pleasure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
she joined the party after dinner
Hypernyms ("party" is a kind of...):
social affair; social gathering (a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "party"):
smoker; stag party (a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only))
hen party (a party for women only)
slumber party (an overnight party of girls who dress in nightclothes and pass the night talking)
mixer; sociable; social (a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity)
wedding; wedding party (a party of people at a wedding)
whist drive (a party of people assembled to play progressive whist)
reunion (a party of former associates who have come together again)
shower (a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person)
fete champetre; garden party; lawn party (a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors)
soiree (a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house))
shindig; shindy (a large and noisy party of people)
dance (a party of people assembled for dancing)
mask; masque; masquerade; masquerade party (a party of guests wearing costumes and masks)
dinner; dinner party (a party of people assembled to have dinner together)
reception (a formal party of people; as after a wedding)
open house (an informal party of people with hospitality for all comers)
housewarming (a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home)
Meaning:
A person involved in legal proceedings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
the party of the first part
Hypernyms ("party" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "party"):
vouchee ((law) a person called into court to defend a title)
tort-feasor; tortfeasor (a party who has committed a tort)
Richard Roe (an unknown or fictitious party to legal proceedings)
reversioner ((law) a party who is entitled to an estate in reversion)
litigant; litigator ((law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation)
John Doe (an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings)
Jane Doe (an unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal proceedings)
intervenor ((law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding)
contractor ((law) a party to a contract)
assignor ((law) the party who makes an assignment)
assignee ((law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred))
• PARTY (verb)
Meaning:
Have or participate in a party
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
The students were partying all night before the exam
Hypernyms (to "party" is one way to...):
celebrate; fete (have a celebration)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "party"):
rave (participate in an all-night techno dance party)
Sentence frame:
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