party

Noun
  1. An organization to gain political power (synset 108273889)
    "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"
    is a type of: organisation, organization - a group of people who work together
    subtypes:
    • 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 (especially in Great Britain or Australia) that believes in the importance of a capitalist economy with private ownership rather than state control
    • 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
    • farmer-labor party - a former minor political party in the United States in the early 20th century
    • 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
    • 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
    • gironde - the French moderate political party that was in power (1791-1793) during the French Revolution
    • green party - an environmentalist political party
    • greenback party - a former political party in the United States; organized in 1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation
    • 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
    • labor party, labour party - a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people
    • liberal democrat party - a political party in Great Britain; formerly the Liberal Party; advocates reforms and improvement of the conditions of working people
    • liberal party - a political party in Australia, Canada, and other nations, and formerly in Great Britain
    • 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
    • militant tendency - a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party
    • national socialist german workers' party, nazi party - the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933
    • 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
    • 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
    • prohibition party - a political party in the United States; formed in 1869 to oppose the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages
    • 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
    belongs to: form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power
    same as: political party
  2. A group of people gathered together for pleasure (synset 108269523)
    "she joined the party after dinner"
    is a type of: social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • soiree - a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)
    • fete champetre, garden party, lawn party - a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors
    • shower - a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person
    • 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
    • reunion - a party of former associates who have come together again
  3. A band of people associated temporarily in some activity (synset 108281818)
    "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"
    is a type of: band, circle, lot, set - an unofficial association of people or groups
    subtypes:
    same as: company
  4. An occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment (synset 107462241)
    "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
    is a type of: affair, function, occasion, social function, social occasion - a vaguely specified social event
    subtypes:
    • bash, brawl, do - an uproarious party
    • birthday party - a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth
    • bun-fight, bunfight - (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion
    • ceilidh - an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
    • cocktail party - an afternoon party at which cocktails are served
    • dance - a party for social dancing
    • feast, fete, fiesta - an elaborate party (often outdoors)
    • house party - a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house
    • jolly - a happy party
    • tea party - a party at which tea is served
    • whist drive - a progressive whist party
  5. A person involved in legal proceedings (synset 110422569)
    "the party of the first part"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    subtypes:
    • assignee - (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
    • assignor - (law) the party who makes an assignment
    • contractor - (law) a party to a contract
    • intervenor - (law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding
    • jane doe - an unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal proceedings
    • john doe - an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings
    • litigant, litigator - (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
    • reversioner - (law) a party who is entitled to an estate in reversion
    • richard roe - an unknown or fictitious party to legal proceedings
    • tort-feasor, tortfeasor - a party who has committed a tort
    • vouchee - (law) a person called into court to defend a title
Verb
  1. Have or participate in a party (synset 202497500)
    "The students were partying all night before the exam"
    is a type of: celebrate, fete - have a celebration
    subtypes: rave - participate in an all-night techno dance party

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