MAJOR PARTY


Meaning of MAJOR PARTY in English

noun

: a political party whose electoral strength is sufficiently great to permit it to win control of a government usually with comparative regularity and when defeated to constitute the principal opposition to the party in power

caused splinter parties to form from both of the major parties — D.D.McKean

— compare minor party , third party

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