Definitions for PARTY
ˈpɑr tipar·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. party, political partynoun

   an organization to gain political power

   "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

2. partynoun

   a group of people gathered together for pleasure

   "she joined the party after dinner"

3. party, companynoun

   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. partynoun

   an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment

   "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"

5. partyverb

   a person involved in legal proceedings

   "the party of the first part"

6. partyverb

   have or participate in a party

   "The students were partying all night before the exam"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Partynoun

   Etymology: partié, French.

   1. A number of persons confederated by similarity of designs or opinions in opposition to others; a faction.

   When any of these combatants strips his terms of ambiguity, I shall think him a champion for truth, and not the slave of vain glory or a party. John Locke.

   This account of party patches will appear improbable to those, who live at a distance from the fashionable world. Addis.

   Party writers are so sensible of the secret virtue of an innuendo, that they never mention the q —— n at length. Spectat.

   This party rage in women only serves to aggravate animosities that reign among them. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 81.

   As he never leads the conversation into the violence and rage of party disputes, I listened to him with pleasure. Tatler.

   Division between those of the same party, exposes them to their enemies. Alexander Pope.

   The most violent party men are such, as, in the conduct of their lives, have discovered least sense of religion or morality. Jonathan Swift.

   2. One of two litigants.

   When you are hearing a matter between party and party, if pinched with the cholick, you make faces like mummers, and dismiss the controversy more entangled by your hearing: all the peace you make in their cause, is calling both parties knaves. William Shakespeare.

   The cause of both parties shall come before the judges. Exodus xxii. 9.

   If a bishop be a party to a suit, and excommunicates his adversary; such excommunication shall not bar his adversary from his action. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

   3. One concerned in any affair.

   The child was prisoner to the womb, and is
   Free’d and enfranchis’d; not a party to
   The anger of the king, nor guilty of
   The trespass of the queen. William Shakespeare.

   I do suspect this trash
   To be a party in this injury. William Shakespeare.

   4. Side; persons engaged against each other.

   Our Foes compell’d by need, have peace embrac’d:
   The peace, both parties want, is like to last. Dryden.

   5. Cause; side.

   Ægle came in, to make their party good. Dryden.

   6. A select assembly.

   Let me extol a cat, on oysters fed,
   I’ll have a party at the Bedford-head. Alexander Pope.

   If the clergy would a little study the arts of conversation, they might be welcome at every party, where there was the least regard for politeness or good sense. Jonathan Swift.

   7. Particular person; a person distinct from, or opposed to, another.

   As she paced on, she was stopped with a number of trees, so thickly placed together, that she was afraid she should, with rushing through, stop the speech of the lamentable party, which she was so desirous to understand. Philip Sidney.

   The minister of justice may, for publick example, virtuously will the execution of that party, whose pardon another, for consanguinity’s sake, as virtuously may desire. Richard Hooker.

   If the jury found, that the party slain was of English race, it had been adjudged felony. John Davies, on Ireland.

   How shall this be compast? canst thou bring me to the party? William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   The smoke received into the nostrils, causes the party to lie as if he were drunk. George Abbot, Descript. of the World.

   The imagination of the party to be cured, is not needful to concur; for it may be done without the knowledge of the party wounded. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   He that confesses his sin, and prays for pardon, hath punished his fault: and then there is nothing left to be done by the offended party, but to return to charity. Taylor.

   Though there is a real difference between one man and another, yet the party, who has the advantage, usually magnifies the inequality. Jeremy Collier, on Pride.

   8. A detachment of soldiers: as, he commanded that party sent thither.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Party

   A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature food and beverages, and often conversation, music, dancing, or other forms of entertainment. Some parties are held in honor of a specific person, day, or event, such as a birthday party, a Super Bowl party, or a St. Patrick’s Day party. Parties of this kind are often called celebrations. A party is not necessarily a private occasion. Public parties are sometimes held in restaurants, pubs, beer gardens, nightclubs, or bars, and people attending such parties may be charged an admission fee by the host. Large parties in public streets may celebrate events such as Mardi Gras or the signing of a peace treaty ending a long war.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Party

   a part or portion

2. 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

3. Party

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Party

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

7. Party

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

8. Party

   cause; side; interest

9. Party

   a person; as, he is a queer party

10. Party

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

11. Party

    partial; favoring one party

12. Partyadverb

    partly

13. Etymology: [F. parti divided, fr. partir to divide. See Part, v., and cf. Partite.]

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1. Party

   A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, or recreation. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well. Some parties are held in honor of a specific person, day, or event, such as a birthday party, a Super Bowl party, or a St. Patrick’s Day party. Parties of this kind are often called "celebrations". A party is not necessarily a private occasion. Public parties are sometimes held in restaurants, pubs, or bars, and people attending such parties may be charged an admission fee by the host.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Party

   pär′ti, n. a part of a greater number of persons: a faction: a company met for a particular purpose, as a dinner party, a pleasure party, &c.: an assembly: one concerned in any affair: the person or persons on either side in a law-suit: (colloq.) a single individual spoken of: (mil.) a detachment of soldiers.—adj. belonging to a party and not to the whole: consisting of different parties, parts, or things: (her.) parted or divided.—adjs. Par′ti-coat′ed, having on a coat of various colours; Par′ti-col′oured, coloured differently at different parts.—ns. Par′tyism, devotion to party; Par′ty-ju′ry, a jury half of natives and half of aliens; Par′ty-man, a member of a party: a partisan; Par′ty-pol′itics, politics viewed from a party stand-point, or arranged to suit the views or interests of a party; Par′ty-spir′it, the unreasonable spirit shown by a party-man toward those who do not belong to his party.—adj. Par′ty-spir′ited.—ns. Par′ty-ver′dict, a joint verdict; Par′ty-wall, a wall between two adjoining properties, built half on one and half on the other: a wall separating one house from another. [O. Fr. partir—L. partīri, to divide—pars, a part.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. party

   The detachment of marines serving on board a man-of-war. Also, a gang of hands sent away on particular duties.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. party

   A small detachment of men, horse or foot, sent upon any kind of duty; as, into an enemy’s country, to pillage, to take prisoners, and oblige the country to come under contribution.

2. party

   In heraldry, parted or divided;—used with reference to any division of a field or charge.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. party

   A gathering of people for a specific purpose.

   The birthday party was arranged for the family to share time together.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

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1. party

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Matched Categories

1. • Affair
   • Celebrate
   • Organization
   • Set
   • Social Gathering

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PARTY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #202

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PARTY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #407

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PARTY' in Nouns Frequency: #27

Anagrams for PARTY »

1. trypa

How to pronounce PARTY?

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PARTY in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PARTY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of PARTY in a Sentence

1. Texas GOP Rep. Ron Paul:

   I guess what makes us different is probably our approach as to how we would make the party bigger.

2. Michael Avenatti:

   I know some of you may disagree with me. The answer to Donald Trump, you may say, is to do just the opposite of Donald Trump. Being noble, being kind, being classy. And I am all for each of those things, but tonight, with our country under an unprecedented assault by a con man who fights only for himself and degrades the vulnerable and the powerless and regular hardworking people day in and day out, I believe that we must honestly ask ourselves as a party whether those we fight for can afford our gentleness.

3. Dmitry Medvedev:

   It’s enough to show those two guys to the population, and it’s obvious that this is Putin’s party.

4. Paul Haenle:

   President Xi of course, is moving into a very political year, so this( will be) an important year and President Xi I think, will largely be focused on removing those risks and those uncertainties in the US-China relationship so that President Xi I think can really focus on the domestic politics in preparing for the Communist Party.

5. William Burns:

   [O]ur job is not to bend intelligence to suit political party or policy preferences or agendas. It is to deliver the best intelligence that we can gather, the best analysis that we can put together, with honesty and integrity, our job is to tell policymakers what they need to hear, not what they want to hear.

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