[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

party \par"ty\ paumr"ty^, n.; pl. parties
   paumr"ti^z. f. parti and partie, fr. f. partir to
   part, divide, l. partire, partiri. see part, v.
   1. a part or portion. obs. "the most party of the time."
      --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. a number of persons united in opinion or action, as
      distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community
      or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people
      is divided on questions of public policy.
      1913 webster

            win the noble brutus to our party.    --shak.
      1913 webster

            the peace both parties want is like to last.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   3. a part of a larger body of company; a detachment;
      especially mil., a small body of troops dispatched on
      special service.
      1913 webster

   4. a number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a
      select company; as, a dinner party; also, the
      entertainment itself; as, to give a party.
      1913 webster

   5. 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.
      1913 webster

   6. the plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an
      individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant.
      1913 webster

            the cause of both parties shall come before the
            judges.                               --ex. xxii. 9.
      1913 webster

   7. hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed
      or antagonistic to another.
      1913 webster

            if the jury found that the party slain was of
            english race, it had been adjudged felony. --sir j.
                                                  davies.
      1913 webster

   8. cause; side; interest.
      1913 webster

            have you nothing said
            upon this party 'gainst the duke of albany? --shak.
      1913 webster

   9. a person; as, he is a queer party. now accounted a
      vulgarism.
      1913 webster

   note: "for several generations, our ancestors largely
         employed party for person; but this use of the word,
         when it appeared to be reviving, happened to strike,
         more particularly, the fancy of the vulgar; and the
         consequence has been, that the polite have chosen to
         leave it in their undisputed possession." --fitzed.
         hall.
         1913 webster

   party jury law, a jury composed of different parties, as
      one which is half natives and half foreigners.

   party man, a partisan. --swift.

   party spirit, a factious and unreasonable temper, not
      uncommonly shown by party men. --whately.

   party verdict, a joint verdict. --shak.

   party wall.
      a arch. a wall built upon the dividing line between
          two adjoining properties, usually having half its
          thickness on each property.
      b law a wall that separates adjoining houses, as in a
          block or row.
          1913 webster
see also:
parties part party jury party man party spirit party verdict 
party wall 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

party \par"ty\, adv.
   partly. obs. --chaucer.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

party \par"ty\, a. f. parti divided, fr. partir to divide. see
   part, v., and cf. partite.
   1. her. parted or divided, as in the direction or form of
      one of the ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale.
      1913 webster

   2. partial; favoring one party; partisan.
      1913 webster

            i will be true judge, and not party.  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   charter party. see under charter.
      1913 webster
see also:
part partite charter party charter 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

party
     n 1: an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 perot
          tried to organize a third party at the national level"
          syn: political party
     2: an occasion on which people can assemble for social
        interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to
        celebrate bastille day"
     3: a band of people associated temporarily in some activity;
        "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company
        of cooks walked into the kitchen" syn: company
     4: a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she
        joined the party after dinner"
     5: a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the
        first part"
     v : have or participate in a party; "the students were partying
         all night before the exam"
see also:
political party company 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

366 moby thesaurus words for "party":
   adamite, american party, anti-monopoly party, bull moose party,
   communist party, conservative party, constitutional union party,
   democratic party, democratic-republican party, farmer-labor party,
   federalist party, free soil party, greenback party, kaffeeklatsch,
   know-nothing party, labour party, liberal party,
   liberal republican party, liberty party, mardi gras,
   national republican party, populist party, progressive party,
   prohibition party, republican party, saturnalia,
   socialist labor party, socialist party, socialist workers party,
   tammany hall, tory party, whig party, a party to, accessory,
   accomplice, accusant, accuser, actor, adherents, advocate,
   affiliation, age group, aid, allegator, alliance, ally, appellant,
   approver, assemblee, assembly, assignation, associate, at home,
   bacchanal, bacchanalia, backer, ball, band, banquet, bash,
   battalion, beano, being, bevy, bipartisan, biparty, bloc, blowout,
   body, branch, brawl, breakaway group, brigade, bunch, bust, cabal,
   cadre, caller, calling party, camp, carnival, carousal, carouse,
   cast, cat, caucus, celebration, certifier, champion, chap,
   character, church, city hall, claimant, clique, club, cluster,
   coalition, cocktail party, coffee klatch, cohort, colloquium,
   combine, commission, committee, communion, community, company,
   complainant, complement, conclave, concourse, confederacy,
   confederate, confederation, confirmer, congregation, congress,
   contingent, contributor, conventicle, convention, convocation,
   copartner, corps, cosignatory, cosigner, costume party, cotenant,
   coterie, council, covey, creature, crew, crowd, customer, dance,
   date, debauch, defendant, defender, delator, denomination,
   denominational, detachment, detail, diet, dinner, dinner party,
   division, do, donation party, duck, earthling, eisteddfod,
   endorser, entertainment, ethnic group, exponent, faction,
   factional, fair, feast, federation, fellow, fellowship, festival,
   festive occasion, festivity, fete, field day, fiesta, fleet,
   forgathering, forum, frolic, function, gala, gala affair, gala day,
   gang, garden party, gathering, get-together, great doings,
   groundling, group, grouping, groupment, guarantor, guy, hand, head,
   helper, hen party, high jinks, homo, hop, house party,
   house-raising, housewarming, human, human being, impeacher,
   impugner, in-group, indictor, individual, informer, insurer,
   interest, interest group, interested, jamboree, joker, junta,
   junto, kermis, lawn party, league, levee, libelant, life, litigant,
   litigationist, litigator, living soul, machine, major party, man,
   mask, masque, masquerade, masquerade party, meet, meeting,
   minor party, minority group, mob, mortal, movement,
   multiple party system, nose, notary, notary public, offshoot, one,
   one-party system, opposition party, order, organization, orgy,
   out-group, outfit, pack, panel, partaker, partial, participant,
   participator, parties litigant, partisan, partner, party in power,
   peer group, person, personage, personality, persuasion, petitioner,
   phalanx, phoner, picnic, plaintiff, platoon, plenum,
   political machine, political party, posse, pressure group, prom,
   promoter, proponent, prosecutor, quorum, rally, ratifier, rave,
   reception, regiment, religious order, rendezvous, ring, romp,
   salon, saturnalia, schism, school, seance, seconder, sect,
   sectarian, sectarism, sectary, sectional, segment, session, set,
   shareholder, sharer, shindig, shindy, shower, side, signatory,
   signer, silent majority, single, sit-in, sitting, smoker,
   social gathering, society, soiree, somebody, someone, soul,
   splinter, splinter group, splinter party, spree, squad, stable,
   stag, stag party, string, subscriber, suitor, supporter,
   surprise party, symposium, synod, team, telephoner, tellurian,
   terran, the prosecution, third party, tribe, troop, troupe,
   turnout, two-party system, underwriter, union, unit, upholder,
   variety, version, vocal minority, waygoose, wayzgoose, wing,
   wingding, witness, worldling

[6] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

@-party /at'par`tee/ n. from the @-sign in an internet address alt.
   `@-sign party' /at'si:n par`tee/ a semi-closed party thrown for hackers
   at a science-fiction convention esp. the annual world science fiction
   convention or "worldcon"; one must have a network address to get in,
   or at least be in company with someone who does. one of the most
   reliable opportunities for hackers to meet face to face with people who
   might otherwise be represented by mere phosphor dots on their screens.
   compare boink.

   the first recorded @-party was held at the westercon a u.s. western
   regional sf convention over the july 4th weekend in 1980. it is not
   clear exactly when the canonical @-party venue shifted to the worldcon
   but it had certainly become established by constellation in 1983. sadly,
   the @-party tradition has been in decline since about 1996, mainly
   because having an @-address no longer functions as an effective lodge
   pin.

   we are informed, however, that rec.skydiving members have maintained a
   tradition of formation jumps in the shape of an @; picture at
   `http://www.birdwalk.com/devilsworkshop/favorites/source/6.html'.

= a =


see also:
network address boink 

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

@-party
     
         /at'par-tee/ or "@-sign party" /at'si:n par'tee/,
        from the @ sign in an electronic mail address a
        semi-closed party thrown for hackers at a science-fiction
        convention especially the annual worldcon; one must have an
        electronic mail address to get in, or at least be in company
        with someone who does.  one of the most reliable opportunities
        for hackers to meet face-to-face with people who might
        otherwise be represented by mere phosphor dots on their
        screens.
     
        compare boink.
     
        jargon file
     
        1996-05-08
     
     
see also:
@ electronic mail address face-to-face boink jargon file 

[8] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

party, practice, contracts. when applied to practice, by party is understood 
either the plaintiff or defendant. in contracts, a party is one or more 
persons who engage to perform or receive the performance of some agreement. 
vide parties to contracts; parties to 'actions; parties to a suit in equity. 

Party >> P Words
Party, definition of term: Party
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Party Whip >> P Words
Party Whip, definition of term: Party Whip
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Party Line >> P Words
Party Line, definition of term: Party Line
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Search Party >> S Words
Search Party, definition of term: Search Party
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Whig Party >> W Words
Whig Party, definition of term: Whig Party
whig+party_pag1.html

Political Party >> P Words
Political Party, definition of term: Political Party
political+party_pag1.html

Dinner Party >> D Words
Dinner Party, definition of term: Dinner Party
dinner+party_pag1.html

American Party >> A Words
American Party, definition of term: American Party
american+party_pag1.html

Communist Party >> C Words
Communist Party, definition of term: Communist Party
communist+party_pag1.html

Labour Party >> L Words
Labour Party, definition of term: Labour Party
labour+party_pag1.html

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