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partyship

partyship noun: membership of, or compliance with, a political party.

Noun

partyship (uncountable)

  1. Membership of, or compliance with, a political party.
    • The partyship was brought to bear upon him; he was told that he must be either in or out of the party; that he must no longer be "a private in the grand army of freedom," but that he must take his proper position or be drummed out of it; and he succumbed and accepted office.1877, Debates of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada, page 1301

Origin of partyship

From party + -ship.

Questions about partyship

What does partyship mean?
Partyship means membership of, or compliance with, a political party.
What part of speech is partyship?
Partyship is a noun.

Words near partyship in the dictionary

  1. partyocratic
  2. partyplace
  3. partyplaces
  4. partyroom
  5. partyrooms
  6. partyship
  7. partyware
  8. partywares
  9. partywear
  10. partywide
  11. partzite

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