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Party - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Party : (noun)
1: an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot
tried to organize a third party at the national level"
[syn: political party]
2: an occasion on which people can assemble for social
interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to
celebrate Bastille Day"
3: a band of people associated temporarily in some activity;
"they organized a party to search for food"; "the company
of cooks walked into the kitchen" [syn: company]
4: a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she
joined the party after dinner"
5: a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the
first part"
(verb)
1: have or participate in a party; "The students were partying
all night before the exam"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Party : \Par"ty\, n.; pl. Parties. [F. parti and partie, fr. F.
partir to part, divide, L. partire, partiri. See Part, v.]
1. A part or portion. [Obs.] ``The most party of the time.''
--Chaucer.
2. A number of persons united in opinion or action, as
distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community
or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people
is divided on questions of public policy.
Win the noble Brutus to our party. --Shak.
The peace both parties want is like to last.
--Dryden.
3. A part of a larger body of company; a detachment;
especially (Mil.), a small body of troops dispatched on
special service.
4. A number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a
select company; as, a dinner party; also, the
entertainment itself; as, to give a party.
5. One concerned or interested in an affair; one who takes
part with others; a participator; as, he was a party to
the plot; a party to the contract.
6. The plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an
individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant.
The cause of both parties shall come before the
judges. --Ex. xxii. 9.
7. Hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed
or antagonistic to another.
It the jury found that the party slain was of
English race, it had been adjudged felony. --Sir J.
Davies.
8. Cause; side; interest.
Have you nothing said Upon this Party 'gainst the
Duke of Albany? --Shak.
9. A person; as, he is a queer party. [Now accounted a
vulgarism.]
Note: ``For several generations, our ancestors largely
employed party for person; but this use of the word,
when it appeared to be reviving, happened to strike,
more particularly, the fancy of the vulgar; and the
consequence has been, that the polite have chosen to
leave it in their undisputed possession.'' --Fitzed.
Hall.
Party jury (Law), a jury composed of different parties, as
one which is half natives and half foreigners.
Party man, a partisan. --Swift.
Party spirit, a factious and unreasonable temper, not
uncommonly shown by party men. --Whately.
Party verdict, a joint verdict. --Shak.
Party wall.
(a) (Arch.) A wall built upon the dividing line between
two adjoining properties, usually having half its
thickness on each property.
(b) (Law) A wall that separates adjoining houses, as in a
block or row.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Party : \Par"ty\, a. [F. parti divided, fr. partir to divide. See
Part, v., and cf. Partite.]
1. (Her.) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of
one of the ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale.
2. Partial; favoring one party.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Party : \Par"ty\, adv.
Partly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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PARTY, practice, contracts. When applied to practice, byParty : is understood
either the plaintiff or defendant. In contracts, a party is one or more
persons who engage to perform or receive the performance of some agreement.
Vide Parties to contracts; Parties to 'actions; Parties to a suit in equity.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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@-party /at'par`tee/ n. [from the @-sign in an Internet address] (alt.
`@-sign party' /at'si:n par`tee/) A semi-closedParty : thrown for hackers
at a science-fiction convention (esp. the annual World Science Fiction
Convention or "Worldcon"); one must have a network address to get in,
or at least be in company with someone who does. One of the most
reliable opportunities for hackers to meet face to face with people who
might otherwise be represented by mere phosphor dots on their screens.
Compare boink.
The first recorded @-party was held at the Westercon (a U.S. western
regional SF convention) over the July 4th weekend in 1980. It is not
clear exactly when the canonical @-party venue shifted to the Worldcon
but it had certainly become established by Constellation in 1983. Sadly,
the @-party tradition has been in decline since about 1996, mainly
because having an @-address no longer functions as an effective lodge
pin.
We are informed, however, that rec.skydiving members have maintained a
tradition of formation jumps in the shape of an @; picture at
`http://www.birdwalk.com/DevilsWorkshop/favorites/source/6.html'.
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Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Party |
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numbskull: thalaivar birthaday. let us shtart the partay. aiyoooo birthaday Party. not political! |
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