n. pl. par·ties
1.
a. A social gathering especially for pleasure or amusement:
a cocktail party.
b. A group of people who have gathered to participate in an
activity. See Synonyms at
band2.
2. An established political group organized to promote and support
its principles and candidates for public office.
3.
a. A person or group involved in an enterprise; a participant or an
accessory: I refuse to be a party to your silly
scheme.
b. Law A person or group involved in a legal proceeding as a
litigant.
4.
a. A subscriber to a telephone party line.
b. A person using a telephone.
5. A person: "And though Grainger was a
spry old party, such steps couldn't be his"
Anthony Hyde.
6. A selected group of soldiers:
a raiding
party.
7. Slang
a. An act of sexual intercourse.
b. An orgy.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or participating in an established political
organization: party members; party politics.
2. Suitable for use at a social gathering:
party dresses; a party hat.
3. Characteristic of a pleasurable social gathering:
a party atmosphere.
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