party

party
noun
1 political group
ADJECTIVE
political
centre/center, centre-right/center-right, left-wing, right-wing
centrist, fascist, leftist, nationalist, populist, progressive, radical, reactionary, revolutionary, social democratic, socialist
Communist, Conservative, Democratic, Labour, Liberal, Republican, etc.
opposing, opposition
parliamentary

members of the parliamentary party (= MPs, not ordinary party members) (BrE)

main, major

both main political parties

majority, minority

the majority party in both Houses

governing, incumbent, ruling
VERB + PARTY
build, establish, form, found
dissolve

The party was officially dissolved in 1927.

weaken
split

a bitter dispute which finally split the party

unite
head, lead
belong to, join
be affiliated to, have links with (both esp. BrE)

He was accused of having strong links with the Communist Party.

leave, resign from

She left the party in 2000.

expel sb from
vote for
elect, return to power

The party was returned to power in 2001.

PARTY + VERB
come to power, gain power, win (sth)
control sth

The Liberal party controlled the Senate at this time.

dominate sth
lose (sth), lose power

The party lost the vote on this important issue.

contest sth

the parties contesting the elections

support sb/sth
nominate sb
emerge

From 1991 new political parties emerged to challenge the governing party.

PARTY + NOUN
conference (esp. BrE), congress, convention

Gordon Brown's speech at the Labour party conference

committee
activist, candidate, faithful (= loyal members of the party), member

Mr Cameron was cheered by the party faithful.

chair, chairman, leader, leadership, official
affiliation
platform

policies that would be out of place in the Republican party platform

line

She refused to follow the party line (= the official view of the party).

politics
PHRASES
the leader of a/the ( … ) party, a member of a/the ( … ) party

She became the leader of the party in 2008.

the left wing of the party, the right wing of the party
2 social occasion
ADJECTIVE
surprise

a surprise birthday party

impromptu
lavish

He loves throwing lavish parties.

all-night
cocktail, dinner, tea
birthday, Christmas, Halloween, holiday (AmE)
engagement, wedding
farewell, going-away, leaving (esp. BrE)

We had a farewell party for Michelle when she left the company.

graduation
coming-out (esp. AmE)
launch

They attended the launch party for the new film.

house-warming
garden, house, office, pool, street
costume (AmE), fancy-dress (BrE), toga
sleepover, slumber (AmE)

The girls were having a slumber party.

bachelor (AmE), bachelorette (AmE), hen (BrE), stag (BrE)

She turned up at her fiancé's bachelor party.

I flew home for my sister's hen party.

frat, fraternity, sorority (all AmE)
Tupperware™
private
tailgate (AmE)
VERB + PARTY
give, have, hold, host, throw

On moving in they threw a huge house-warming party.

organize, plan
invite sb to
attend, go to
leave
crash, gatecrash (BrE)
ruin, spoil
PARTY + VERB
go on

There was a party going on next door.

be in full swing (= be very busy and noisy)

By now the party was in full swing.

break up

The party broke up around midnight.

PARTY + NOUN
guest
girl

She is a hard-drinking, non-stop party girl.

PREPOSITION
at a/the party

I was at a party in London that night.

party for

I'm organizing a surprise party for my sister.

3 group of people working/doing sth together
ADJECTIVE
boarding, hunting, landing, raiding, rescue, scouting, search, welcoming, working

The captain told the crew to prepare to receive a boarding party.

coach (BrE)
bridal, wedding

The wedding party climbed into the carriages.

advance

An advance party settled at Salem in 1628.

PREPOSITION
party of

She arrived with a party of helpers.

4 person in a legal case
ADJECTIVE
guilty, innocent
aggrieved, injured, wronged
offending
warring
concerned, interested, involved

First we must notify all the interested parties.

disinterested, neutral
third

You must sign the document in the presence of an independent third party

VERB + PARTY
notify
be binding on (esp. BrE), bind

This agreement is binding on both parties.

This agreement binds both parties.


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