party
noun
/ˈpɑːti/
/ˈpɑːrti/
(plural parties)
Idioms
1 countable (especially in compounds) a social occasion, often in a person’s home, at which people eat, drink, talk, dance and enjoy themselves
a dinner/tea/cocktail party
at a party I was at a birthday party for my friend's five-year-old daughter.
to have/throw/give a party
to hold/host a party
Did you go to the party?
party games
TOPICS Family and relationships A1
2 (also Party) countable + singular or plural verb a political organization that you can vote for in elections and whose members have the same aims and ideas
Do you belong to a political party?
the ruling/opposition party
the Democratic/Republican/Conservative/Labour Party
the party leader/conference
a party member/activist/official
TOPICS Politics B1
/Collocations
adjective
political
center
center-right
verb + party
build
establish
form
party + verb
come to power
gain power
win (something)…
party + noun
conference
congress
convention
phrases
the leader of a/​the (…) party
a member of a/​the (…) party
the left wing of the party
3 countable + singular or plural verb a group of people who are doing something together such as travelling or visiting somewhere
The school is taking a party of 40 children to France.
The theatre gives a 10 per cent discount to parties of more than ten.
a rescue/wedding/hunting party
Collocations
adjective
boarding
hunting
landing
preposition
party of
4 ​countable (formal) one of the people or groups of people involved in a legal agreement or argument
the guilty/innocent party
The contract can be terminated by either party with three months' notice.
The judge’s decision satisfied most of the parties concerned.
TOPICS Discussion and agreement C1
TOPICS Opinion and argument C1
TOPICS Law and justice C1