party
党,派对,聚会,宴会
Related Words
Definitions
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plural par·ties.
- : a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- : a group gathered for a special purpose or task: a fishing party; a search party.
- : a detachment, squad, or detail of troops assigned to perform some particular mission or service.
- : a group of persons with common purposes or opinions who support one side of a dispute, question, debate, etc.
- : a group of persons with common political opinions and purposes organized for gaining political influence and governmental control and for directing government policy: the Republican Party; the Democratic Party.
- : the system of taking sides on public or political questions or the like.
- : attachment or devotion to one side or faction; partisanship: to put considerations of party first.
- : Law. one of the litigants in a legal proceeding; a plaintiff or defendant in a suit.a signatory to a legal instrument.a person participating in or otherwise privy to a crime.
- : a person or group that participates in some action, affair, plan, etc.; participant: He was a party to the merger deal.
- : the person under consideration; a specific individual: The package was delivered to the wrong party.
- : a person or, usually, two or more persons together patronizing a restaurant, attending a social or cultural function, etc.: The headwaiter asked how many were in our party; a party of 12 French physicists touring the labs; a party of one at the small table.
- : a person participating in a telephone conversation: I have your party on the line.
- : any occasion or activity likened to a social party, as specified; session: The couple in the next apartment are having their usual dish-throwing party.
- : something lively, stimulating, or bustling: It’s so delicious, it’s like a party in your mouth.That plastic water bottle is a germ party.
- : an advantageous or pleasurable situation or combination of circumstances of some duration and often of questionable character; period of content, license, exemption, etc.: The police broke in and suddenly the party was over for the nation's most notorious gunman.
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- : of or relating to a party or faction; partisan: party leaders.
- : of or for a social gathering: her new party dress.
- : being shared by or pertaining to two or more persons or things.
- : Heraldry. having the field divided into a number of parts, usually two; parted.
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par·tied, par·ty·ing.Informal.
- : to go to or give parties, especially a series of parties.
- : to enjoy oneself thoroughly and without restraint; indulge in pleasure.
Phrases
- party line
- life of the party
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The new sleep tracking app appears less sophisticated than similar apps offered by third parties, but I’ll need to test it further.
Just because Obama says it doesn’t mean the rest of the party will agree.
Among the most significant differences between the two parties are on perceptions of American exceptionalism.
“Contextual has evolved and with the absence of the third-party cookie it’s all the more significant,” said Simone.
That compares with the Democrats’ two-point party identification edge in 2016 exit polling and their eight-point advantage in 2012 exit polling.
Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party have done anything to consistently target Asian- American voters.
Although the NFL party animal loves flaunting his washboard abs, he seems more fratboy than Fabio.
Eva Silverman, who co-hosts an Oakland Dinner Party, agrees.
Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.
Talking about death is never easy, but with food, comfort, and familiarity, a new kind of dinner party is making it easier.
Walls End Castle, when the party broke up, returned to its normal state.
To give him a party name, he became an anti-clerical, strictly in a political and lawful sense.
Native women were not interfered with by either party, nor were the foreigners, many of whom took refuge at the British Consulate.
No one was hurt, although the shot was evidently intended for my party.
Ascension being a holiday here, all we pianists made up a walking party out to Tiefurt, about two miles distant.