party
noun /ˈpɑːti/
/ˈpɑːrti/
(plural parties)
Idioms - [countable] (especially in compounds) a social occasion, often in a person’s home, at which people eat, drink, talk, dance and enjoy themselves
- a dinner/tea/cocktail party
- at a party I was at a birthday party for my friend's five-year-old daughter.
- to have/throw/give a party
- to hold/host a party
- Did you go to the party?
- party games
Wordfindersee also bachelor party, bachelorette party, block party, bottle party, cocktail party, costume party, dinner party, garden party, hen party, house party, kitty party, office party, slumber party, stag party, street party, tailgate party, tea party- anniversary
- birthday
- celebrate
- commemorate
- festivity
- jubilee
- occasion
- parade
- party
- reception
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsa1- By now the party was in full swing.
- The main task faced by the host at a party is making people comfortable.
- I was at a party in London that night.
- It's a good snack for serving at parties.
- They were invited to an elegant garden party.
- We had a small party to celebrate.
- She attended a wedding anniversary party for her mother- and father-in-law.
- They host a Christmas party every year for all the neighbours.
- They went to a New Year's Eve party held at Planet Hollywood in New York City.
- We occasionally hold informal parties.
- She's planning a surprise party for her boyfriend.
- He loves throwing lavish parties.
- I'm organizing an engagement party for my sister.
- He gave a dinner party for some old friends.
- On moving in they threw a huge house-warming party.
- She turned up at her fiancé's bachelor party.
- The girls were having a slumber party.
- They attended the launch party for the new film.
- We had a farewell party for Michelle when she left the company.
- Are you going to Tom's leaving party?
- They met at a friend's wedding party.
- She danced on the table at her own retirement party.
- She is a hard-drinking, non-stop party girl.
- There was a real party atmosphere on the last day of term.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- surprise
- impromptu
- lavish
- …
- give
- have
- hold
- …
- go on
- be in full swing
- break up
- …
- guest
- girl
- at a/the party
- party for
- (also Party)[countable + singular or plural verb] a political organization that you can vote for in elections and whose members have the same aims and ideas
- Do you belong to a political party?
- the ruling/opposition party
- the Democratic/Republican/Conservative/Labour Party
- the party leader/conference
- a party member/activist/official
Collocations PoliticsPoliticsPowersee also all-party- create/form/be the leader of a political party
- gain/take/win/lose/regain control of Congress
- start/spark/lead/be on the brink of a revolution
- be engaged/locked in an internal power struggle
- lead/form a rival/breakaway faction
- seize/take control of the government/power
- bring down/overthrow/topple the government/president/regime
- abolish/overthrow/restore the monarchy
- establish/install a military dictatorship/a stable government
- be forced/removed/driven from office/power
- resign/step down as party leader/an MP/president/prime minister
- enter/retire from/return to political life
- spark/provoke a heated/hot/intense/lively debate
- engage in/participate in/contribute to (the) political/public debate (on/over something)
- get involved in/feel excluded from the political process
- launch/start/lead/spearhead a campaign/movement
- join/be linked with the peace/anti-war/feminist/civil rights movement
- criticize/speak out against/challenge/support the government
- lobby/put pressure on the government (to do something)
- come under fire/pressure from opposition parties
- call for/demand/propose/push for/advocate democratic/political/land reform(s)
- formulate/implement domestic economic policy
- change/influence/shape/have an impact on government/economic/public policy
- be consistent with/be in line with/go against/be opposed to government policy
- reform/restructure/modernize the tax system
- privatize/improve/deliver/make cuts in public services
- invest (heavily) in/spend something on schools/education/public services/(the) infrastructure
- nationalize the banks/the oil industry
- promise/propose/deliver/give ($80 billion in/significant/substantial/massive) tax cuts
- a/the budget is approved/ (especially North American English) passed by parliament/congress
- have a majority in/have seats in Parliament/Congress/the Senate
- propose/sponsor a bill/legislation/a resolution
- introduce/bring in/draw up/draft/adopt/pass a bill/a law/legislation/measures
- amend/repeal an act/a law/legislation
- veto/vote against/oppose a bill/legislation/a measure/a proposal/a resolution
- get/require/be decided by a majority vote
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsb1- From 1991 new political parties emerged to challenge the governing party.
- Three of Australia's four main political parties supported the change.
- It is unlikely that either of the two main parties will get enough votes to govern alone.
- He's a successful politician unaffiliated with either major party.
- He has been criticized from within his own party.
- How is that going to go down with the right wing of the party?
- a coalition of centrist and left-wing parties
- The incumbent party has won seven out of the last nine elections.
- The party fears losing its majority.
- The Democratic party now controls the Senate.
- She was selected as her party's candidate for mayor.
- She became leader of the party in 2016.
- This bitter dispute finally split the party.
- He called the vote in a disastrous attempt to unite the party.
- He founded his own party, the LPF.
- They formed a radical opposition party, the National Movement.
- members of the parliamentary party
- They are now the majority party in Parliament.
- They present themselves as the party of the working classes.
- They want to be taken seriously as a prospective party of government.
- He had strong links with the Communist Party.
- The Prime Minister was cheered by the party faithful.
- She continued to be loyal to the party leadership.
- He denied that he had ever been a Nazi party member.
- The cost of party membership is relatively high.
- The most important thing is to maintain party unity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- centre/center
- centre-right/center-right
- …
- build
- establish
- form
- …
- come to power
- gain power
- win (something)
- …
- conference
- congress
- convention
- …
- the leader of a/the (…) party
- a member of a/the (…) party
- the left wing of the party
- …
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people who are doing something together such as travelling or visiting somewhere
- The school is taking a party of 40 children to France.
- The theatre gives a 10 per cent discount to parties of more than ten.
- a rescue/wedding/hunting party
Extra Examples- The table was taken by a party of six.
- The total bill for our party of five was almost £300.
- A small party of four soldiers came into view.
- She arrived with a party of helpers.
- The ship hosted a number of visits, including parties of local schoolchildren.
- In 1863 Mr. Thomas Cook led his first party of tourists to Switzerland.
- A small party set out from the fort.
- Some of the party wanted to turn back.
- One of the men in our party volunteered to go for help.
- A guide travelled with our party.
- It was time for us to join rest of the coach party.
- The visiting party included city dignitaries.
- A landing party was sent ashore.
- The hunting party came across a bear in the forest.
- He landed a small scouting party on the island and named it Sri Lanka.
- The captain told the crew to prepare to receive a boarding party.
- They formed a raiding party to venture into enemy territory.
- The wedding party climbed into the carriages.
- A rescue party immediately set off by boat.
- Several members of the England cricket touring party were robbed outside the team hotel.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- boarding
- hunting
- landing
- …
- party of
- [countable] (formal) one of the people or groups of people involved in a legal agreement or argument
- the guilty/innocent party
- The contract can be terminated by either party with three months' notice.
- The judge’s decision satisfied most of the parties concerned.
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1, Opinion and argumentc1, Law and justicec1- First we must notify all the interested parties.
- This agreement shall be binding upon both parties.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- guilty
- innocent
- aggrieved
- …
- notify
- be binding on
- bind
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a body of people united in opposition to others, also in sense (1)): from Old French partie, based on Latin partiri ‘divide into parts’. Sense (2) dates from the early 18th cent.
Idioms
be (a) party to something
- (formal) to be involved in an agreement or action
- to be party to a decision
- He refused to be a party to any violence.
bring something to the party/table
- to contribute something useful to a discussion, project, etc.
- What Hislop brought to the party was real commitment and energy.