party
party definition
party (pärt′ē)
noun pl. parties -·ties
- a group of people working together to establish or promote particular theories or principles of government which they hold in common; esp., an organized political group which seeks to elect its candidates to office and thus to direct government policies
- any group of persons acting together; specif.,
- a group sent out on a task or mission a surveying party
- a group meeting together socially to accomplish a task a quilting party
- a group assembled for amusement or recreation a fishing party
- a gathering for social entertainment, or the entertainment itself, often of a specific nature a birthday party, cocktail party
- a person who participates or is concerned in an action, proceeding, plan, etc.: often with to to be a party to a conspiracy
- either of the persons or sides concerned in a legal matter
- Informal a person the party who telephoned
Etymology: ME partie < OFr < partir, to divide < L partiri < pars, part
adjective
- of or having to do with a political party a party leader
- for a social gathering party clothes
Related Forms:
- partyer par′ty·er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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