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party

The English word “party” has 26 meanings listed here.

  1. A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
  2. A person; an individual.
  3. With to: someone who takes part in an action or affair; an accessory.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. The Communist Party, especially as the sole political party of a communist state.
  7. The feeling of solidarity with and support for one's political party; partisanship, especially in political matters.
  8. Active player characters organized into a single group.
  9. A group of characters controlled by the player.
  10. A detachment of troops selected for a particular service or duty.
  11. A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
  12. A social gathering, usually of invited guests, which typically involves eating, drinking, and entertainment and often held to celebrate a particular occasion.
  13. A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
  14. A small group of birds or mammals.
  15. A part or portion.
  16. A prospective partner or an offer of marriage.
  17. A decision, resolution, agreement.
  18. To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
  19. To take recreational drugs.
  20. To engage in flings, to have one-night stands, to sow one's wild oats.
  21. To form a party (with).
  22. Partly.
  23. Divided; in part.
  24. Divided into parts of different tinctures, usually equal, and especially following the lines of one of the ordinaries.
  25. Shared by two properties and serving to divide them.
  26. Favoring one party; partisan.
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