political party
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- noun
- /pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti/
- She joined a political party that focuses on environmental issues.
- major political parties
- political parties contest elections
- opposition political parties
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- Did you mean when you said that political parties or did you mean the government?
- A really good example is political parties, and I'll use one from the UK.
- And all political parties in Sweden were influenced by this.
- Well, because they say it's, you know, cronies of the political parties, unelected.
- And this is the political party which Reagan was the star, right?
- I mean, you know, living life outside of leading minor political parties is far, far more desirable.
- You're voting for a political party that has no problem with Nazi flags.
- We've had panellists from all, all, all political parties represented.
- I mean, judges are prohibited from being members of political parties and belonging to trade unions.
- Those are not principles created by a political party.
- Traditionally, American political parties have been pretty big tents.
- And both sides misunderstood their political parties.
Examples
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I'm pleased to announce that the two governments and the political parties of Northern Ireland have reached agreement.
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As a citizen, I would not like to see any political party outlawed on the basis of its ideology.
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This is the actual one of the two major political parties in the state.
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And he said, I will do that only as long as all the political parties remain united.
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This is the period at which American political parties were starting to become weaker.
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In spite of media attention, popular interest in political parties and candidates remains low.
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Local government elections on a political party basis are scheduled for December 1990.
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And all political parties in Sweden were influenced by this.
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Traditionally, American political parties have been pretty big tents.
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Ever since the elections of 1996, the two largest political parties have been on a warpath against each other.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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An organized group of people with the same political aims who try to win power
Antonyms
- Specialized
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When a group or society breaks into smaller parts and loses shared values
How Influential
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'political' (relating to politics) modifies 'party' (a group), yielding a group organized around political aims. This adjective+noun combination follows a common and cross-linguistically transparent pattern, and the adjective disambiguates the social-gathering sense of 'party', so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Political party comes from an older use of party meaning a 'side' or 'group' in an argument. Imagine people on the same 'side' joining to push the same ideas and 'win elections', so a political party is a group that tries to gain power and change government rules.