organization, organisation - a group of people who work together

American Labor Party - a former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party

American Party, Know-Nothing Party - a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics

Anti-Masonic Party - a former political party in the United States; founded in 1825 in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs

Black Panthers - a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites

Communist Party - a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state

Conservative Party - a political party in Great Britain which developed from the Tories in the 1830s; advocates a mixed economy and encourages property owning

Constitutional Union Party - a former political party in the United States; formed in 1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union

Democratic Party - the older of two major political parties in the United States

Democratic-Republican Party - a former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government

Farmer-Labor Party - a former minor political party in the United States in the early 20th century

American Federalist Party, Federal Party, Federalist Party - a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government

Free Soil Party - a former political party in the United States; formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848

Green Party - an environmentalist political party

Greenback Party - a former political party in the United States; organized in 1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation

Guomindang, Kuomintang - the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan

Labor Party, Labour Party, Labour, Labor - a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries

Liberal Party - a major political party in Great Britain in the 19th century; now the third largest; advocated reforms and improvement of the conditions of working people

Liberty Party - a former political party in the United States; formed in 1839 to oppose the practice of slavery; merged with the Free Soil Party in 1848

Militant Tendency - a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party

National Socialist German Workers' Party, Nazi Party - the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933

People's Party, Populist Party - a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads

Bull Moose Party, Progressive Party - a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose

Prohibition Party - a political party in the United States; formed in 1869 to oppose the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages

GOP, Republican Party - the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party

Social Democratic Party - a political party in Germany and Britain (and elsewhere) founded in late 19th century; originally Marxist; now advocates the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialism

Socialist Labor Party - a political party in the United States; formed in 1874 to advocate the peaceful introduction of socialism

Socialist Party - a political party in the United States formed in 1900 to advocate socialism

Dixiecrats, States' Rights Democratic Party - a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman

war party - a political party that supports a war

social function, social occasion, occasion, affair, function - a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"

brawl, do, bash - an uproarious party

birthday party - a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth

bun-fight, bunfight - (Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion

ceilidh - an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling

cocktail party - an afternoon party at which cocktails are served

dance - a party for social dancing

fete, fiesta, feast - an elaborate party (often outdoors)

house party - a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house

jolly - a happy party

tea party - a party at which tea is served

whist drive - a progressive whist party

band, circle, lot, set - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

fatigue party - a group of soldiers on fatigue duty

landing party - a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore

party to the action, party to the transaction - a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings

rescue party - a party of rescuers

search party - a party of people to search for someone

stretcher party - a party of people with stretchers to carry an injured person

war party - a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)

social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship

shindig, shindy - a large and noisy party of people

dance - a party of people assembled for dancing

masque, masquerade, mask - a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

dinner party, dinner - a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party"

reception - a formal party of people; as after a wedding

open house - an informal party of people with hospitality for all comers

housewarming - a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home

soiree - a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)

fete champetre, garden party, lawn party - a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors

shower - a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting"

stag party, smoker - a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)

hen party - a party for women only

slumber party - an overnight party of girls who dress in nightclothes and pass the night talking

mixer, sociable, social - a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity

wedding party, wedding - a party of people at a wedding

whist drive - a party of people assembled to play progressive whist

reunion - a party of former associates who have come together again

human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

assignee - (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)

assignor - (law) the party who makes an assignment

contractor - (law) a party to a contract

intervenor - (law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding

Jane Doe - an unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal proceedings

John Doe - an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings

litigant, litigator - (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"

reversioner - (law) a party who is entitled to an estate in reversion

Richard Roe - an unknown or fictitious party to legal proceedings

tort-feasor, tortfeasor - a party who has committed a tort

vouchee - (law) a person called into court to defend a title

fete, celebrate - have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"

rave - participate in an all-night techno dance party