ADJ
- political
- centre, left-wing, right-wing
- centrist, fascist, populist, progressive, radical, reactionary, revolutionary, social democratic, socialist
- Communist, Conservative, Democratic, Labour, Liberal, Republican, etc.
- opposition
- parliamentary
- members of the parliamentary party (= MPs, not ordinary party members)
- main
- both main political parties
- majority, minority
- They are now the majority party in Parliament
- governing, ruling
VERB + PARTY
- establish, form, found, set up
- dissolve, wind up
- The party was officially dissolved in 1927
- split
- a bitter dispute which finally split the party
- be/ become the leader of, lead
- be/become a member of, belong to, join
- be affiliated to, have links with
- He was accused of having strong links with the Communist Party
- leave, resign from
- She left the party in 2000
- expel sb from
- vote for
- elect, put in/into power, return to power
- The Labour Party was returned to power in 2001
PARTY + VERB
- come to power, gain power, win (sth)
- lose (sth), lose power
- The Labour party lost the vote on this important issue
- contest sth
- the parties contesting the elections
PARTY + NOUN
- conference, congress
- activist, member, faithful (= loyal members of the party)
- chairman, leader, leadership
- line
- Most MPs will follow the party line (= the official view of the party)
- politics
PHRASES
- the left/right wing of the party
ADJ
- cocktail, dinner, tea
- birthday, Christmas, farewell, house-warming, leaving
- garden, office, street
- all-night
- fancy-dress
- surprise
VERB + PARTY
- give, have, hold, organize, throw
- On moving in they threw a huge house-warming party
- invite sb to
- attend, go to
- gatecrash
- leave
PARTY + VERB
- go on
- There was a party going on next door
- be in full swing (= to be very busy and noisy)
- By now the party was in full swing
- break up
- The party broke up around midnight
PARTY + NOUN
- guest
- pooper (also party-pooper ; sb who does not want to join in the fun at a party)
PREP
- at a/the ~
- I was at a party in London that night
- ~ for
- I'm organizing a surprise party for my sister
ADJ
- boarding, coach, landing, raiding, reading, rescue, search, stretcher, working
- It was time for us to join the coach party
PREP
- ~ of
- She arrived with a party of helpers
ADJ
- guilty, innocent
- aggrieved, injured
- interested
- First we must notify all the interested parties
- third
- You must sign the document in the presence of an independent third party (= another person apart from the two main people involved)
VERB + PARTY
- notify
- be binding on/upon, bind
- This agreement shall be binding upon both parties