party

party
n
1. social gathering, social, gathering, get-together, U.S. Dial. gam, Chiefly U.S. bee; dinnerparty, luncheon, brunch, apres-ski, soiree, levee, reception, at-home, drop-in; dance, ball, Inf. hop; Inf. shindig, Inf. do, Inf. bust-up, Sl. shivaree, Sl. jamboree, All Sl. wing-ding, blast, bash, blow out, bust; saturnalia, carousal, debauch, orgy, bacchanalia; celebration, fete, festivities, doing, fun and games, frolic, high old time, spree, lark, Inf. highjinks.
2. assemblage, assembly, congregation, company; group, band, gang; troop, troupe, team, crew, squad, corps, body; detail, detachment, squadron, regiment, brigade, battalion, platoon.
3. contingent, sector, section, sect, denomination, division, side, interest, special interest group, faction, splinter party; coterie, coalition, caucus, bloc, camor-ra, cabal, camarilla, junto, Inf. push, (in French and Belgian politics) cartel; set, clique, circle, ring, knot, Inf. crowd, clan; league, alliance, association, affiliation, federation, union, guild, Inf. outfit; fraternity, brotherhood, sorority, sisterhood, sodality, club, lodge.
4. partisanship, partisanry, partisanism, party politics, sectarianism, factionalism; partiality, bias, prejudice, one-sidedness, unilaterality, unilateralism.
5. participant, participator, part, member, associate, partner, co-partner, partaker, sharer; Law. litigant, Law. plaintiff, Law. defendant, Law. signatory; confederate, conspirator, co-conspirator, contributor, helper, aide, cooperator, abettor.
6. person, individual, one, creature, human, human being, being, soul; man, fellow, guy, boy; woman, lady, girl.
adj
7. partisan, coalitional, sectarian, factional, divisional, ex-parte, special interest, Both U.S. Government. Democratic, Republican; partial, taking sides, prejudiced, biased, one-sided, unilateral; parochial, doctrinaire, dogmatic, rigid, unbending; narrow-minded, limited, unable to see beyond the end of one's nose, short-sighted, myopic, near-sighted.
8. party-going, partying, dancing; cocktail, dance, ball, evening; special, good, dressy, fancy, frilly.
v
9.Informal. enjoy oneself, have a good or merry or high old time, Sl. laugh or yuk it up, have a ball or blast, Sl. party hearty; go out or have a night out on the town, have a spree or a lark, Sl. paint the town red, night-club, barhop, pub-crawl, go out dancing or drinking, trip the light fantastic, dance the night away, Sl. boogie, Inf. booze it up.

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