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 Definitions of Party  [ˈpɑr ti]  

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Definition of 'Party' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) party
a social gathering for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.

2.  party
a group gathered for some special purpose or task:
a search party.

3.  party
a group of persons who support one side of a dispute, question, etc.

4.  party
a political group organized for gaining political influence and governmental control and for directing government policy.

5.  party
a person or group that participates in some action, affair, or plan:
He was a party to the merger deal.

6.  party
one of the litigants in a legal proceeding; a plaintiff or defendant.

7.  party
a signatory to a legal instrument.

8.  party
a detail of troops.

9.  party
a specific individual.

10. (adj.) party
of or pertaining to a party or faction; partisan:
party leaders.

11.  party
of or for a social gathering:
a party dress.

12. (v.i.) party
to go to or give parties.

13.  party
to revel; carouse.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME partie < OF, n. use of fem. of parti, ptp. of partir < L partīre to share. See part)

Definition of 'Party' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) party, political party
an organization to gain political power
"in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

2. (noun) party
a group of people gathered together for pleasure
"she joined the party after dinner"

3. (noun) party, company
a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
"they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"

4. (noun) party
an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment
"he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"

5. (verb) party
a person involved in legal proceedings
"the party of the first part"

6. (verb) party
have or participate in a party
"The students were partying all night before the exam"


Definition of 'Party' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) party
a fun event organized to celebrate
Are you having a party for your birthday?; They threw a surprise party for him.; She invited all her friends to her birthday party.

2.  party
birthday party
an organized group of people with similar beliefs who work together to try to get elected to government
There are three main political parties.

3.  party
a group of people doing sth together
There's a party of 15 coming to tour the building.

4.  party
sb who is involved in and affected by a situation
All parties have to agree before any action is taken.

5. (verb) party
to celebrate by having a party
They partied late into the night.


Definition of 'Party' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adverb) Party
partly

2.  Party
a part or portion

3.  Party
a number of persons united in opinion or action, as distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people is divided on questions of public policy

4.  Party
a part of a larger body of company; a detachment; especially (Mil.), a small body of troops dispatched on special service

5.  Party
a number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a select company; as, a dinner party; also, the entertainment itself; as, to give a party

6.  Party
one concerned or interested in an affair; one who takes part with others; a participator; as, he was a party to the plot; a party to the contract

7.  Party
the plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant

8.  Party
hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed or antagonistic to another

9.  Party
cause; side; interest

10.  Party
a person; as, he is a queer party

11.  Party
parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale

12.  Party
partial; favoring one party


Translation of 'Party' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a meeting of guests for entertainment, celebration etc
a birthday party; She's giving/having a party tonight; (

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: partytjie Arabic flag Arabic: حَفْلَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: прием
Brazilian flag Brazilian: festa Czech flag Czech: zábava, večírek, oslava German flag German: die Party; Party-...
Danish flag Danish: fest; -fest; fest- Greek flag Greek: πάρτι Spanish flag Spanish: fiesta, reunión
Estonian flag Estonian: pidu Farsi flag Farsi: مهمانی Finnish flag Finnish: juhlat
French flag French: fête (de) Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְסִיבָּה Hindi flag Hindi: दावत
Croatian flag Croatian: zabava,žur Hungarian flag Hungarian: (társas) összejövetel, tá Indonesian flag Indonesian: pesta
Icelandic flag Icelandic: veisla, partí Italian flag Italian: festa, party Japanese flag Japanese: パーティー
Korean flag Korean: 사교적인 모임 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: balius, pobūvis, pokylis; Latvian flag Latvian: viesības; svinības; balle
Malay flag Malay: parti Dutch flag Dutch: feest Norwegian flag Norwegian: fest, selskap, lag
Polish flag Polish: przyjęcie Persian flag Persian: مهمانی Pashto flag Pashto: میلمستیا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: festa Romanian flag Romanian: petre­cere Russian flag Russian: вечер, вечеринка; приём
Slovak flag Slovak: večierok, oslava; spoloče Slovenian flag Slovenian: zabava; za zabavo Serbian flag Serbian: žurka
Swedish flag Swedish: fest Thai flag Thai: งานเลี้ยง Turkish flag Turkish: parti, toplantı, misafirl
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 聚會 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: прийом гостей; вечірка Urdu flag Urdu: دعوت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bữa tiệc Chinese flag Chinese: 聚会

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