party

/ˈpɑr·t̬i/ n [C] (POLITICAL GROUP)

Definition

› social studies a political group with particular beliefs and aims and which supports members who are trying to get elected to public office: the Democratic/Republican Party a political party

(Definition of party n (POLITICAL GROUP) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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partition n
partner n
partook
party n ONE INVOLVED
party n PARTICULAR GROUP
party n POLITICAL GROUP
party n SOCIAL GATHERING
party v SOCIAL GATHERING
pascal n
pass around something phrasal verb
pass away phrasal verb

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party n SOCIAL GATHERING
party n PARTICULAR GROUP
party n ONE INVOLVED
party v SOCIAL GATHERING
third party n POLITICAL GROUP
third party n PERSON

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