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party lists

party lists is the plural of party list.

Meaning of party list

Noun

party list (plural party lists)

  1. An ordered list of political candidates registered by a political party that determines which candidates are elected based on how many votes the party gets in an election.
    • Each party was required to submit a list of candidates for voters to consider, and voters cast two votes: one vote for a district representative and one for a party list.2009, Allen Hicken, Building Party Systems in Developing Democracies, page 148
  2. A list of people invited to a party.
    • I had a strange party list. I did not invite friends on my birthday. I invited just kids who danced well and looked beautiful.2007, Michael Viner, Shattered Dreams, Broken Promises: The Cost of Coming to America, page 173

Questions about party lists

What is party lists the plural of?
Party lists is the plural of party list.

Words near party lists in the dictionary

  1. party leaders
  2. party like it's 1999
  3. party line
  4. party lines
  5. party list
  6. party lists
  7. party man
  8. party member
  9. party members
  10. party membership card
  11. party membership cards

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