noun
1 political group
ADJECTIVE
▪ political
▪ centre/center , centre-right/center-right , left-wing , right-wing
▪ centrist , fascist , leftist , nationalist , populist , progressive , radical , reactionary , revolutionary , social democratic , socialist
▪ Communist , Conservative , Democratic , Labour , Liberal , Republican , etc.
▪ opposing , opposition
▪ parliamentary
▪
members of the parliamentary ~ (= MPs, not ordinary party members) ( BrE )
▪ main , major
▪
both main political parties
▪ majority , minority
▪
the majority ~ in both Houses
▪ governing , incumbent , ruling
VERB + PARTY
▪ build , establish , form , found
▪ dissolve
▪
The ~ was officially dissolved in 1927.
▪ weaken
▪ split
▪
a bitter dispute which finally split the ~
▪ unite
▪ head , lead
▪ belong to , join
▪ be affiliated to , have links with (both esp. BrE )
▪
He was accused of having strong links with the Communist Party.
▪ leave , resign from
▪
She left the ~ in 2000.
▪ expel sb from
▪ vote for
▪ elect , return to power
▪
The ~ was returned to power in 2001.
PARTY + VERB
▪ come to power , gain power , win (sth)
▪ control sth
▪
The Liberal ~ controlled the Senate at this time.
▪ dominate sth
▪ lose (sth) , lose power
▪
The ~ lost the vote on this important issue.
▪ contest sth
▪
the parties contesting the elections
▪ support sb/sth
▪ nominate sb
▪ emerge
▪
From 1991 new political parties emerged to challenge the governing ~.
PARTY + NOUN
▪ conference ( esp. BrE ), congress , convention
▪
Gordon Brown's speech at the Labour ~ conference
▪ committee
▪ activist , candidate , faithful (= loyal members of the party) , member
▪
Mr Cameron was cheered by the ~ faithful.
▪ chair , chairman , leader , leadership , official
▪ affiliation
▪ platform
▪
policies that would be out of place in the Republican ~ platform
▪ line
▪
She refused to follow the ~ line (= the official view of the party) .
▪ politics
PHRASES
▪ the leader of a/the ( … ) ~ , a member of a/the ( … ) ~
▪
She became the leader of the ~ in 2008.
▪ the left wing of the ~ , the right wing of the ~
2 social occasion
ADJECTIVE
▪ surprise
▪
a surprise birthday ~
▪ impromptu
▪ lavish
▪
He loves throwing lavish parties.
▪ all-night
▪ cocktail , dinner , tea
▪ birthday , Christmas , Halloween , holiday ( AmE )
▪ engagement , wedding
▪ farewell , going-away , leaving ( esp. BrE )
▪
We had a farewell ~ for Michelle when she left the company.
▪ graduation
▪ coming-out ( esp. AmE )
▪ launch
▪
They attended the launch ~ for the new film.
▪ house-warming
▪ garden , house , office , pool , street
▪ costume ( AmE ), fancy-dress ( BrE ), toga
▪ sleepover , slumber ( AmE )
▪
The girls were having a slumber ~.
▪ bachelor ( AmE ), bachelorette ( AmE ), hen ( BrE ), stag ( BrE )
▪
She turned up at her fiancé's bachelor ~.
▪
I flew home for my sister's hen ~.
▪ frat , fraternity , sorority (all AmE )
▪ Tupperware™
▪ private
▪ tailgate ( AmE )
VERB + PARTY
▪ give , have , hold , host , throw
▪
On moving in they threw a huge house-warming ~.
▪ organize , plan
▪ invite sb to
▪ attend , go to
▪ leave
▪ crash , gatecrash ( BrE )
▪ ruin , spoil
PARTY + VERB
▪ go on
▪
There was a ~ going on next door.
▪ be in full swing (= be very busy and noisy)
▪
By now the ~ was in full swing.
▪ break up
▪
The ~ broke up around midnight.
PARTY + NOUN
▪ guest
▪ girl
▪
She is a hard-drinking, non-stop ~ girl.
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
I was at a ~ in London that night.
▪ ~ for
▪
I'm organizing a surprise ~ for my sister.
3 group of people working/doing sth together
ADJECTIVE
▪ boarding , hunting , landing , raiding , rescue , scouting , search , welcoming , working
▪
The captain told the crew to prepare to receive a boarding ~.
▪ coach ( BrE )
▪ bridal , wedding
▪
The wedding ~ climbed into the carriages.
▪ advance
▪
An advance ~ settled at Salem in 1628.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
She arrived with a ~ of helpers.
4 person in a legal case
ADJECTIVE
▪ guilty , innocent
▪ aggrieved , injured , wronged
▪ offending
▪ warring
▪ concerned , interested , involved
▪
First we must notify all the interested parties.
▪ disinterested , neutral
▪ third
▪
You must sign the document in the presence of an independent third ~
VERB + PARTY
▪ notify
▪ be binding on ( esp. BrE ), bind
▪
This agreement is binding on both parties.
▪
This agreement binds both parties.