People's Party
- proper noun
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Partido del Pueblo
- The People's Party was established in 2017 to provide a progressive alternative to traditional politics in the United States.
Examples
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During the recent election, the People's Party presented its platform at a series of town hall meetings across the country.
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Members of the People's Party advocate for reforms aimed at addressing social inequality and environmental issues.
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For example, in their efforts to develop a common aspiration and identity, the government of the Ghanaian Convention People's Party, like several other African countries, established a National Consciousness program.
Academic text (2000) -
They were led by Nathaniel Welbeck, organizing secretary of the Convention People's Party, who had with him other prominent members of the party.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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3.2
An organized group of people with the same political aims who try to win power
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2.7
A group of people with the same political ideas who try to win elections
Surface Forms
Morphology
People's + party
The compound is compositionally built from 'people's' (possessive of people, indicating belonging or representation) + 'party' (an organized political group), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a political party representing or belonging to the people. Identifying the exact contemporary organization requires world knowledge, but the basic referential meaning is transparently derived and cross-linguistically regular.
Etymology
People's Party (the modern group) chose this name to show it was an 'alternative to the two main parties' and to promise reforms for ordinary voters. That's why today the name shows a small progressive party trying to represent regular people.