party
noun
us
/ˈpɑːr.t̬i/ uk
/ˈpɑː.ti/party noun (CELEBRATION)
A1 [ C ]
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- He said he had to be at his cousin's engagement party that evening.
- Who was she dancing with at the party last night?
- They decorated the room with balloons and streamers ready for the party.
- We're having a small going-away party for one of our colleagues who's leaving next week.
- I really enjoyed your party - it was such good fun.
party noun (POLITICAL GROUP)
B1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
an organization of people with particular political beliefs that competes in elections to try to win positions in local or national government:
- There are signs of dissension within the ruling political party.
- A publicly disunited party stands little chance of winning the election.
- The party that was elected to power has no experience of government.
- There are two political parties in the US - the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
- The committee's job is to ensure fair play between all the political parties and candidates during the election.
- academy
- action committee
- Assn
- Assoc.
- book group
- brotherhood
- car club
- housing association
- insignia
- membership
- organization
- organizing committee
- Panhellenic
- royal commission
- search committee
- secret society
- secretary
- select committee
- sister
- trust
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party noun (VISITING GROUP)
- The museum was almost empty apart from a party of schoolchildren.
- We're taking a party of Japanese visitors on a tour of the city.
- A party of tourists were approaching the war memorial.
- There's a special education room set aside for school parties.
- Every day this once peaceful village is invaded by coach parties.
party noun (INVOLVEMENT)
- Paula really is the innocent party in all this, it was John that had the affair.
- An information meeting for all interested parties will be held on 10 November.
- The contract could be terminated by either party at any time.
- Mr. Jackson was considered the injured party and awarded damages of over $5000.
- The court's decision did not satisfy either party.
- actor
- all in
- along
- attendee
- be (a) party to something idiom
- engage
- hat
- have a dog in the fight idiom
- have a hand in something/doing something
- have a horse in the race idiom
- have skin in the game idiom
- heavily
- mess
- participate
- participation
- participatory
- pitch
- pitch in phrasal verb
- plunge
- punch
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Let's party!
They partied till dawn.
