political party - an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"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 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 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 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 war party - a political party that supports a war |