单词 | out-party |
释义 | > as lemmasout-party (d) With the sense ‘excluded’, ‘out of office’, as out-party. See also out-group n. Cf. out adv. 17b. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [noun] > the opposition opposition1704 out?1744 out-party1817 loyal opposition1992 1817 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 32 62 The out party proposed to pass a law [etc.]. The in party said that such a law was unnecessary. a1860 R. Whately Misc. Remains (1864) 172 An out-party will generally have more zeal and more mutual attachment among its members than an in-party. 1949 Manch. Guardian Weekly 11 Aug. 3 The Opposition is an ‘out’ party in the brawling 18th century sense. 1976 Guardian Weekly 26 Sept. 7/3 Whichever party does not control the White House—the ‘out-party’—does not even have a leader. < as lemmas |
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