Parties - English meaning

noun

The state or process of affiliating or being affiliated.

Usage examples:

The group has no affiliation to any preservation society

noun

The relationship between two companies that are officially connected to each other

Usage examples:

And that's exactly what's behind our new affiliation: growing the business.

noun

A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

Usage examples:

A defensive alliance between australia and new zealand

noun

A group of countries, political parties, or people who work together because of shared interests or aims, or the act of forming such a group

Usage examples:

[ c ] switzerland does not belong to any military alliance., [ u ] alliance against our common enem…

noun

An agreement to work with another person, organization, etc. to try to achieve the same thing

Usage examples:

A business/economic/marketing alliance, forge/form/enter into an alliance with sb/sth the company w…

noun

(often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose.

Usage examples:

The national association of probation officers

noun

A group of people united in an organization because of their common interests

Usage examples:

The aarp, the american association of retired persons, is a huge organization with millions of memb…

noun

A group of people or organizations who work together for a particular purpose, often used in the names of particular organizations

Usage examples:

The creation of more part-time jobs is supported by the employers' association., a business/profess…

collocation

At, to, or toward the place where you reside

phrase

In one's own house.

Usage examples:

I told him i'd be at home most of the day

adjective

Used to describe people who work at home, or businesses that are run from home

Usage examples:

At-home businesses/jobs/employees

noun

A solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game.

Usage examples:

A cricket ball

verb

(in cricket) a delivery of the ball by the bowler to the batsman.

Usage examples:

His half century came off only forty balls

noun

A formal social gathering for dancing.

Usage examples:

Anne danced with the captain at a fancy-dress ball

noun

A group of countries or political parties with common interests who have formed an alliance.

Usage examples:

The soviet bloc

noun

A secret political clique or faction.

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A cabal of dissidents

noun

A small group of people who plan secretly to take action, especially political action

Usage examples:

He was assassinated by a cabal of aides within his own regime.

noun

A place with temporary accommodation of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, or travelling people.

Usage examples:

Thousands of local residents face serious health problems in overcrowded refugee camps and temporar…

verb

Live for a time in a tent, especially while on holiday.

Usage examples:

Holiday parks in which you can camp or stay in a chalet

adjective

Deliberately exaggerated and theatrical in style, typically for humorous effect.

Usage examples:

The movie seems more camp than shocking or gruesome

verb

Drink alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way.

Usage examples:

They danced and caroused until the drink ran out

noun

A noisy, lively drinking party.

Usage examples:

Corporate carouses

verb

To enjoy yourself with a loud group of people

Usage examples:

They were out carousing till dawn.

noun

(in some us states) a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.

Usage examples:

Hawaii holds its nominating caucuses next tuesday

verb

Hold or form a legislative caucus.

Usage examples:

Republicans briefly caucused

noun

A social event with scottish or irish folk music and singing, traditional dancing, and storytelling.

Usage examples:

Yet highland culture continues to flourish through the gaelic language, piping, ceilidhs (informal …

verb

Acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity.

Usage examples:

They were celebrating their wedding anniversary at a swanky restaurant

noun

The action of celebrating an important day or event.

Usage examples:

The birth of his son was a cause for celebration

noun

A special social event, such as a party, when you celebrate something

Usage examples:

There were lively new year celebrations all over town., such good news calls for (= deserves) a cel…

noun

A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.

Usage examples:

A coalition between liberals and conservatives

noun

A group formed of different organizations or people who agree to act together, usually temporarily, to achieve something

Usage examples:

A governing coalition, the national coalition on black voter participation

noun

A group of two or more political parties working together to win an election or govern an area

Usage examples:

Form/build/assemble a coalition with no party having gained overall control in the election, the tw…

verb

Move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.

Usage examples:

Their cheeks were pressed together as they danced

noun

A series of steps and movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music.

Usage examples:

Everyone was taking part in the dance

verb

Taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music

noun

An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.

Usage examples:

The defendant tried to claim that it was self-defence

noun

A person in a court of law who is accused of having done something wrong

Usage examples:

The prosecutor must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty.

noun

A person or company in a law case that is accused of having done something illegal, or of harming someone else

Usage examples:

The fine is the largest ever for a single defendant in a criminal antitrust case, officials said.

noun

A small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.

Usage examples:

The left-wing faction of the party

noun

A literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization.

Usage examples:

The current vogue for faction seems about to overwhelm narrative history

combining form

In nouns of action derived from verbs ending in -fy (such as liquefaction from liquefy ).

noun

The celebration of something in a joyful and exuberant way.

Usage examples:

A time of great rejoicing and festivity

noun

The parties, meals, and other social activities with which people celebrate a special occasion

Usage examples:

Join the festivities come in and join the festivities!

verb

Play or move about in a cheerful and lively way.

Usage examples:

Edward frolicked on the sand

noun

A playful and lively movement or activity.

Usage examples:

His injuries were inflicted by the frolics of a young filly

adjective

Cheerful, merry, or playful.

Usage examples:

A thousand forms of frolic life

noun

An activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing.

Usage examples:

Bridges perform the function of providing access across water

verb

Work or operate in a proper or particular way.

Usage examples:

Her liver is functioning normally

noun

A purpose or duty, or the way something or someone works

Usage examples:

[ u ] the function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart., [ c ] one of your functions as rec…

noun

An assembly or meeting, especially one held for a specific purpose.

Usage examples:

A family gathering

verb

Come together; assemble or accumulate.

Usage examples:

As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

noun

A meeting of people coming together in a group

Usage examples:

We’re having a little social gathering tonight and hope you can come.

phrasal verb

Get people together

phrasal verb

To have a meeting or a party

Usage examples:

Why don’t we all get together on friday?, lynn sent me an e-mail asking, “can you get your committe…

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

A set of associated people acting together, especially within a larger organization.

Usage examples:

A grouping of trade union leaders

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

Several people or things when they have been arranged into a group or are being considered as a group

Usage examples:

Political groupings

noun

A large celebration or party, typically a lavish and boisterous one.

Usage examples:

The film industry's annual jamboree in cannes

noun

A large social gathering

Usage examples:

A country music jamboree, a boy scout jamboree

noun

A military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.

Usage examples:

The country's ruling military junta

noun

A small group, esp. of military officers, that rules a country after taking power by force

noun

A person involved in a lawsuit.

Usage examples:

So judges and magistrates are not subject to litigation from disgruntled litigants.

adjective

Involved in a lawsuit.

Usage examples:

The parties litigant

noun

A person or organization that is involved in a case that is being discussed in a court of law

Usage examples:

The trial abruptly ended when litigants announced they had settled the case out of court.

noun

An act of moving.

Usage examples:

A slight movement of the body

noun

The act or process of changing a situation or event, or of changing the way something happens or is done

Usage examples:

[ c ] there has been a movement toward smaller families., the women’s movement works for better job…

noun

A change in a number, price, etc. for example on a financial market

Usage examples:

Movements in sth short-term movements in currency are difficult to predict., this stock market repo…

noun

A person who takes part in something.

Usage examples:

Staff are to be active participants in the decision-making process

noun

A person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular activity

Usage examples:

Participants in the experiment also keep track of what they eat and drink over three days so their …

noun

Someone who takes part in an event or activity

Usage examples:

A participant in sth we need to double the number of participants in the annual staff survey.

noun

A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.

Usage examples:

The plaintiff commenced an action for damages

noun

A person who accuses someone else in a law case of having done something illegal

noun

A person or company that makes a legal complaint about someone else in a court of law

Usage examples:

The plaintiff claimed damages for the financial losses suffered through breach of copyright., judge…

noun

The action or process of receiving something sent, given, or inflicted.

Usage examples:

Sensation is not the passive reception of stimuli

noun

The way in which people react to something or someone

Usage examples:

The proposed jail has received a cool/lukewarm reception from local residents., american musicians …

noun

A place inside a hotel or office building where visitors go when they first arrive

Usage examples:

Let's meet in reception., posters will be on display in the reception area., collect your welcome p…

noun

An instance of two or more people coming together again after a period of separation.

Usage examples:

She had a tearful reunion with her parents

proper noun

A volcanically active, subtropical island in the indian ocean east of madagascar, one of the mascarene islands; population 861,000 (estimated 2015); capital, saint-denis. a french possession since 1638, the island became an administrative region of france in 1974.

noun

A group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a larger group to which they belong.

Usage examples:

Christians had gone astray and corrupted the god's scriptures by dividing into different sects and …

abbreviation

Section.

noun

A religious group with beliefs that make it different from a larger or more established religion it has separated from

Usage examples:

A christian sect

verb

Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.

Usage examples:

Delaney set the mug of tea down

noun

A group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together.

Usage examples:

A set of false teeth

verb

Variant spelling of sett.

noun

A position to the left or right of an object, place, or central point.

Usage examples:

A town on the other side of the river

verb

Support or oppose in a conflict, dispute, or debate.

Usage examples:

He felt that max had betrayed him by siding with beatrice

adjective

Relating to society or its organization.

Usage examples:

Alcoholism is recognized as a major social problem

noun

An informal social gathering, especially one organized by the members of a particular club or group.

Usage examples:

A church social

adjective

Related to the way people live together or to the rank a person has in a society

Usage examples:

Social conditions/position, he had almost no social life.

noun

An evening party or gathering, typically in a private house, for conversation or music.

Usage examples:

In the suburbs, the middle class developed their own set of cultural institutions, of golf and tenn…

noun

An evening party, often with musical entertainment