PHOTOHUNTER - MARCH 1 - 2008 - PARTY

n., pl. -ties.

1. 1. A social gathering especially for pleasure or amusement: a cocktail party.
   2. A group of people who have gathered to participate in an activity. See synonyms at band².
2. An established political group organized to promote and support its principles and candidates for public office.
3. 1. A person or group involved in an enterprise; a participant or an accessory: I refuse to be a party to your silly scheme.
   2. Law. A person or group involved in a legal proceeding as a litigant.
4. 1. A subscriber to a telephone party line.
   2. A person using a telephone.
5. A person: “And though Grainger was a spry old party, such steps couldn't be his” (Anthony Hyde).
6. A selected group of soldiers: a raiding party.
7. Slang.
   1. An act of sexual intercourse.
   2. An orgy.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or participating in an established political organization: party members; party politics.
2. Suitable for use at a social gathering: party dresses; a party hat.
3. Characteristic of a pleasurable social gathering: a party atmosphere.

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