Tra từ party - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

party [party parties partied partying] noun, verb BrE [ˈpɑːti] NAmE [ˈpɑːrti]
noun (pl. parties)
1. (also Party)countable + singular or plural verb a political organization that you can vote for in elections and whose members have the same aims and ideas
•the Democratic and Republican Parties in the United States
• She belongs to the Labour Party.
•the ruling/opposition party
•the party leader/manifesto/policy
2. countable (especially in compounds)a social occasion, often in a person's home, at which people eat, drink, talk, dance and enjoy themselves
•a birthday/dinner/garden, etc. party
•to give/have/throw a party
• Did you go to the party?
•party games
see also ↑hen party, ↑house party, ↑stag party
3. countable + singular or plural verb a group of people who are doing sth together such as travelling or visiting somewhere
• The school is taking a party of 40 children to France.
• The theatre gives a 10% discount to parties of more than ten.
see also ↑search party, ↑working party
4. countable (formal)one of the people or groups of people involved in a legal agreement or argument
•the guilty/innocent party
•The contract can be terminated by either party with three months' notice.
•The judge's decision satisfied most of the parties concerned.
see also ↑injured party, ↑third party

Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting a body of people united in opposition to others, also in sense 1): from Old French partie, based on Latin partiri ‘divide into parts’. Sense 2 dates from the early 18th cent.

Thesaurus:
party noun
1. C+sing./pl. v.
•the Democratic Party
faction • • camp • • lobby •
rival/opposing parties/factions/camps
the socialist party/camp
belong to a party/faction/camp
2. C
•They threw a huge party to celebrate the end of term.
celebration • • reception • • dance • • ball • • rave • |BrE disco • |AmE shower • |informal, especially journalism bash •
at a party/celebration/reception/dance/ball/rave/disco/shower/bash
have/hold/go to/attend a party/celebration/reception/dance/ball/rave/disco/shower/bash
3. C+sing./pl. v.
•a coach party of tourists
group • • band • • contingent • • team • • crew • • squad • • gang • • detachment • |formal company • |often disapproving pack •
a party/group/band/contingent/team/crew/squad/gang/detachment/pack of sth
in (a) party/group/band/team/crew/squad/gang/company/pack
join a party/band/team/crew/gang

Collocations:
Politics
Power
create/form/be the leader of a political party
gain/take/win/lose/regain control of Congress
start/spark/lead/be on the brink of a revolution
be engaged/locked in an internal power struggle
lead/form a rival/breakaway faction
seize/take control of the government/power
bring down/overthrow/topple the government/president/regime
abolish/overthrow/restore the monarchy
establish/install a military dictatorship/a stable government
be forced/removed/driven from office/power
resign/step down as party leader/an MP/president/prime minister
enter/retire from/return to political life
Political debate
spark/provoke a heated/hot/intense/lively debate
engage in/participate in/contribute to (the) political/public debate (on/over sth)
get involved in/feel excluded from the political process
launch/start/lead/spearhead a campaign/movement
join/be linked with the peace/anti-war/feminist/civil rights movement
criticize/speak out against/challenge/support the government
lobby/put pressure on the government (to do sth)
come under fire/pressure from opposition parties
Policy
call for/demand/propose/push for/advocate democratic/political/land reform(s)
formulate/implement domestic economic policy
change/influence/shape/have an impact on government/economic/public policy
be consistent with/be in line with/go against/be opposed to government policy
reform/restructure/modernize the tax system
privatize/improve/deliver/make cuts in public services
invest (heavily) in/spend sth on schools/education/public services/(the) infrastructure
nationalize the banks/the oil industry
promise/propose/deliver/give ($80 billion in/significant/substantial/massive) tax cuts
a/the budget is approved/ (especially NAmE) passed by parliament/congress
Making laws
have a majority in/have seats in Parliament/Congress/the Senate
propose/sponsor a bill/legislation/a resolution
introduce/bring in/draw up/draft/adopt/pass a bill/a law/legislation/measures
amend/repeal an act/a law/legislation
veto/vote against/oppose a bill/legislation/a measure/a proposal/a resolution
get/require/be decided by a majority vote
more collocations at ↑economy, ↑voting

Example Bank:
•By now the party was in full swing.
•First we must notify all the interested parties.
•From 1991 new political parties emerged to challenge the governing party.
•Gordon Brown's speech at the Labour party conference
•He loves throwing lavish parties.
•He was accused of having strong links with the Communist Party.
•I was at a party in London that night.
•I'm organizing a surprise party for my sister.
•It was time for us to join the coach party.
•Most MPs will follow the party line.
•Mr Cameron was cheered by the party faithful.
•On moving in they threw a huge house-warming party.
•She arrived with a party of helpers.
•She became the leader of the party in 2008.
•She is a hard-drinking, non-stop party girl.
•She left the party in 2000.
•She refused to follow the party line= the official view of the party.
•She turned up at her fiancé's bachelor party.
•The Labour Party was returned to power in 2001.
•The Labour party lost the vote on this important issue.
•The Liberal party controlled the Senate at this time.
•The captain told the crew to prepare to receive a boarding party.
•The girls were having a slumber party.
•The party broke up around midnight.
•The party was officially dissolved in 1927.
•The wedding party climbed into the carriages.
•There was a party going on next door.
•They are now the majority party in Parliament.
•They attended the launch party for the new film.
•This agreement binds both parties.
•This agreement is binding on both parties.
•This agreement shall be binding upon both parties.
•We had a farewell party for Michelle when she left the company.
•You must sign the document in the presence of an independent third party
•a bitter dispute which finally split the party
•a surprise birthday party
•both main political parties
•members of the parliamentary party
•policies that would be out of place in the Republican party platform
•the majority party in both Houses
•the parties contesting the elections
•A rescue party immediately set off by boat.
•Did you go to their party?
•He gave a dinner party for some old friends.
•It was decided to send out a search party to look for the missing climbers.
•Several members of the England cricket touring party were robbed outside the team hotel.
•The theatre gives a 10% discount to parties of more than 10.
•There were fizzy drinks, cake and party games.
•They threw a party to celebrate the end of term.
•We're going to have a housewarming party next weekend.
•a coach party of German tourists
•the party leader/manifesto/policy
•the ruling/opposition party
Idioms: ↑bring something to the party ▪ ↑party to something

verb (par·ties, party·ing, par·tied, par·tied)intransitive (informal)
to enjoy yourself, especially by eating, drinking alcohol and dancing
• They were out partying every night.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting a body of people united in opposition to others, also in sense 1): from Old French partie, based on Latin partiri ‘divide into parts’. Sense 2 dates from the early 18th cent.

Example Bank:
•That guy Jake— he really knows how to party!