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Definition of Party
1. Verb. Have or participate in a party. "The students were partying all night before the exam"
2. Noun. An organization to gain political power. "In 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"
Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization
Specialized synonyms: American Labor Party, American Party, Know-nothing Party, Anti-masonic Party, Black Panthers, Communist Party, Conservative Party, Constitutional Union Party, Democratic Party, Democratic-republican Party, Farmer-labor Party, American Federalist Party, Federal Party, Federalist Party, Free Soil Party, Gironde, Green Party, Greenback Party, Guomindang, Kuomintang, Labor Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrat Party, Liberal Party, Liberty Party, Militant Tendency, National Socialist German Workers' Party, Nazi Party, People's Party, Populist Party, Bull Moose Party, Progressive Party, Prohibition Party, Gop, Republican Party, Social Democratic Party, Socialist Labor Party, Socialist Party, Dixiecrats, States' Rights Democratic Party, War Party, Whig Party, Third Party, Opposition
Group relationships: Form Of Government, Political System
3. Noun. A group of people gathered together for pleasure. "She joined the party after dinner"
Specialized synonyms: Shindig, Shindy, Dance, Mask, Masque, Masquerade, Masquerade Party, Dinner, Dinner Party, Reception, Open House, Housewarming, Soiree, Fete Champetre, Garden Party, Lawn Party, Shower, Smoker, Stag Party, Hen Party, Slumber Party, Mixer, Sociable, Social, Wedding, Wedding Party, Reunion
4. Noun. A band of people associated temporarily in some activity. "The company of cooks walked into the kitchen"
Generic synonyms: Band, Circle, Lot, Set
Specialized synonyms: Fatigue Party, Landing Party, Party To The Action, Party To The Transaction, Rescue Party, Search Party, Stretcher Party, War Party
Derivative terms: Company
5. Noun. An occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment. "He planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
Specialized synonyms: Bash, Brawl, Do, Birthday Party, Bun-fight, Bunfight, Ceilidh, Cocktail Party, Dance, Feast, Fete, Fiesta, House Party, Jolly, Tea Party, Whist Drive
6. Noun. A person involved in legal proceedings. "The party of the first part"
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Specialized synonyms: Assignee, Assignor, Contractor, Intervenor, Jane Doe, John Doe, Litigant, Litigator, Reversioner, Richard Roe, Tort-feasor, Tortfeasor, Vouchee
Definition of Party
1. n. A part or portion.
2. a. Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale.
3. adv. Partly.
Definition of Party
1. Noun. (legal) A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action. ¹
2. Noun. With '''to''': an accessory, someone who takes part. ¹
3. Noun. (context: now rare in general sense) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc. ¹
4. Noun. A political group considered as a formal whole, united under one specific political platform of issues and campaigning to take part in government. ¹
5. Noun. (military) A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose. ¹
6. Noun. A social gathering for entertainment and fun. ¹
7. Noun. A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity. ¹
8. Noun. (context: gaming online gaming) Active player characters organized into a single group. ¹
9. Noun. (context: video games) Group of characters controlled by the player. ¹
10. Noun. (obsolete) A part or division. ¹
11. Noun. A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them. ¹
12. Verb. (intransitive) To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself. ¹
13. Verb. (intransitive slang euphemistic) To take recreational drugs. ¹
14. Verb. (context: gaming online gaming intransitive) To form a party (with). ¹
15. Adjective. (obsolete except in compounds) Divided; in part. ¹
16. Adverb. (obsolete) Partly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Party
1. to attend a social gathering [v -TIED, -TYING, -TIES]