Look up: party

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   Party
   A group of individuals who work together because they have common backgrounds, aims or interests. According to Weber, party is one of the factors, alongside class and status, that shape patterns of social stratification.
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   party
   [n] - a person involved in legal proceedings 2. [n] - a band of people associated temporarily in some activity 3. [n] - an organization to gain political power 4. [n] - a group of people gathered together for pleasure 5. [n] - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment 6. [v] - have or participate in a party
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   party
   In law, a person who takes part in legal proceedings. Parties to a civil action may include one or more plaintiffs or defendants. In the UK, the parties in a criminal trial include the Crown (as...
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   Party
   A Party (or) Location is any legal or physical entity involved at any point in any supply chain and upon which there is a need to retrieve pre-defined information. A Party is uniquely identified by a Global Location Number (GLN).
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   party
   in telecommunications,a person establishing or releasing a call,e.g.a telephone call Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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   Party
   Par'ty noun ; plural Parties . [ French parti and partie , from French partir to part, divide, Latin partire , partiri . See Part , v. ] 1. A part or portion. [ Obsolete] 'The most party of the time.' Chaucer. 2. A number of persons united in opinion or action, as distinguished from, ...
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   Party
   Par'ty adjective [ French parti divided, from partir to divide. See Part , v. , and confer Partite .] 1. (Her.) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale. 2. Partial; favoring one party. « I will be true judge, and not party .» ...
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   Party
   Par'ty adverb Partly. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
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   party
   noun an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; `he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day`
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    party
    noun a group of people gathered together for pleasure; `she joined the party after dinner`
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    party
    noun a person involved in legal proceedings; `the party of the first part`
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    party
    noun an organization to gain political power; `in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level`
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    Party
    A `party` is a social gathering for celebration and recreation. While parties are related to and often form part of religious, cultural, and seasonal festivals, the term `party` usually denotes a smaller, personal gathering.
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    Party
    • (v.) One concerned or interested in an affair; one who takes part with others; a participator; as, he was a party to the plot; a party to the contract. • (v.) A part of a larger body of company; a detachment; especially (Mil.), a small body of troops dispatched on special service. • (v.) The plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit,...
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    party
    (from the article `procedural law`) Every civil lawsuit involves at least two parties—a plaintiff making a claim and a defendant resisting it. Beyond this basic requirement, legal ... Parties are not considered witnesses in some civil-law systems, on the grounds that a party`s testimony in his own favour is likely to be discounted ...
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    party
    
    1. an organization to gain political power
    2. an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment
    3. a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
    4. a group of people gathered together for pleasure
    5. a person involved in legal proceedings
    
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