party
(law) A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
(dated, slang, vulgar or humorous) A person; an individual.
`These young parties have a way of looking at one, sir,' he would say apologetically, `which I don't call respectable.'
Someone who takes part in an action or affair; an accessory.
(now rare) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
A mile back in the forest the tribe had heard the fierce challenge of the gorilla, and, as was his custom when any danger threatened, Kerchak called his people together, partly for mutual protection against a common enemy, since this gorilla might be but one of a party of several, and also to see that all members of the tribe were accounted for.
(roleplaying games, online gaming) Active player characters organized into a single group.
(video games) A group of characters controlled by the player.
(politics) A political group considered as a formal whole, usually organized on a national basis, which contests elections and aims to form or take part in a government; a political party.
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
The Communist Party, especially as the sole political party of a communist state.
(dated, now rare) The feeling of solidarity with and support for one's political party; partisanship, especially in political matters.
(military) A detachment of troops selected for a particular service or duty.
A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner.
[…] the whole party were still standing and talking together very agreeably, when the sound of horses drew their notice, and Darcy and Bingley were seen riding down the street.
A social gathering, usually of invited guests, which typically involves eating, drinking, and entertainment and often held to celebrate a particular occasion.
A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
A small group of birds or mammals.
(obsolete) A part or portion.
(obsolete) A prospective partner or an offer of marriage.
(obsolete) A decision, resolution, agreement.
To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
(slang, euphemistic) To take recreational drugs.
To engage in flings, to have one-night stands, to sow one's wild oats.
(online gaming) To form a party (with).
(obsolete) Partly.
(obsolete) Divided; in part.
(heraldry) Divided into parts of different tinctures, usually equal, and especially following the lines of one of the ordinaries.
(of a fence or wall, rare) Shared by two properties and serving to divide them.
Now converging, now diverging, these fences presented a striking irregularity of contour. No fence was party, nor any part of any fence.
Favoring one party; partisan.
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