parties
UK/ˈpɑːtiz//ˈpɑɹtiz/
parties is the plural of party.
parties is the plural of partie.
parties is the third-person singular simple present indicative of party.
Meaning of party
Noun
party (plural parties)
- A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
- The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee.
- A person; an individual.
- He is a queer party.
- 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...1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as chapter 6, in Tarzan of the Apes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert]...
- 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 green party took 12% of the vote.
- The Communist Party, especially as the sole political party of a communist state.
Phrases with parties
- @ parties
- 2d parties
- 3d parties
- GI parties
- parties on
- parties up
- 2nd parties
- 3rd parties
- ABC parties
- doe parties
- flu parties
- hen parties
143 more phrasesFewer phrases
- keg parties
- key parties
- LAN parties
- pig parties
- pox parties
- sex parties
- tea parties
- war parties
- bloc parties
- bush parties
- foam parties
- frat parties
- G.I. parties
- lawn parties
- parties down
- pity parties
- play parties
- pool parties
- rent parties
- room parties
- stag parties
- toga parties
- trim parties
- work parties
- wrap parties
- admin parties
- aloha parties
- beach parties
- block parties
- bongo parties
- covid parties
- crush parties
- Diddy parties
- first parties
- green parties
- hen's parties
- house parties
- kitty parties
- major parties
- minor parties
- panic parties
- pants parties
- parties hardy
- pound parties
- strip parties
- tabby parties
- third parties
- watch parties
- bottle parties
- bridal parties
- bucks' parties
- diaper parties
- dinner parties
- firing parties
- flying parties
- gander parties
- garden parties
- launch parties
- Mazola parties
- pajama parties
- parties hearty
- pyjama parties
- rescue parties
- sarong parties
- search parties
- second parties
- splash parties
- street parties
- adverse parties
- blanket parties
- calling parties
- circuit parties
- concert parties
- costume parties
- fatigue parties
- injured parties
- liberal parties
- measles parties
- necktie parties
- petting parties
- pontoon parties
- raiding parties
- rainbow parties
- sausage parties
- slumber parties
- wedding parties
- working parties
- agrarian parties
- bachelor parties
- birthday parties
- boarding parties
- cocktail parties
- covid-19 parties
- dress-up parties
- farewell parties
- lingerie parties
- Mars Bar parties
- mosquito parties
- mushroom parties
- parties opponent
- shooting parties
- skittles parties
- splinter parties
- surprise parties
- tailgate parties
- aggrieved parties
- bachelorx parties
- catch-all parties
- communist parties
- dadchelor parties
- despedida parties
- hurricane parties
- marooning parties
- no fun at parties
- paper bag parties
- political parties
- satellite parties
- socialist parties
- chickenpox parties
- coming-out parties
- going-away parties
- graduation parties
- prevailing parties
- Tupperware parties
- coronavirus parties
- libertarian parties
- sip-and-see parties
- steel beach parties
- bachelorette parties
- daddy diaper parties
- housewarming parties
- cake and arse parties
- cake-and-arse parties
- house cooling parties
- parties to the action
- traffic light parties
- parties in one's mouth
- parties like it's 1999
- virtual dinner parties
- brown paper bag parties
- parties of the first part
- parties of the second part
- you must be fun at parties
Questions about parties
- What is parties the plural of?
- Parties is the plural of party.
- How do you pronounce parties?
- Parties is pronounced /ˈpɑːtiz/ (UK).
Words near parties in the dictionary
Source and license
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