Meaning

noun an organization to gain political power

noun a group of people gathered together for pleasure

noun a band of people associated temporarily in some activity

originFrom Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to divide, separate”), from Latin partire (“to share, part, distribute, divide”), from pars (“a part, piece, a share”); see also part. First attested in c.…

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