Collocation: Party

party noun

1 political group

adjective

political

centre/center , centre- right / center -right , left-wing , right-wing

centrist , fascist , leftist , nationalist , populist , progressive , radical , reactionary , revolutionary , social democratic , socialist

Communist , Conservative , Democratic , Labour , Liberal , Republican , etc.

opposing , opposition

parliamentary

members of the parliamentary ~ (= MPs, not ordinary party members) ( BrE )

main , major

both main political parties

majority , minority

the majority ~ in both Houses

governing , incumbent , ruling

verb + party

build , establish , form , found

dissolve

The ~ was officially dissolved in 1927.

weaken

split

a bitter dispute which finally split the ~

unite

head , lead

belong to , join

be affiliated to , have links with ( both esp. BrE )

He was accused of having strong links with the Communist Party.

leave , resign from

She left the ~ in 2000.

expel sb from

vote for

elect , return to power

The ~ was returned to power in 2001.

party + verb

come to power , gain power , win (sth)

control sth

The Liberal ~ controlled the Senate at this time.

dominate sth

lose (sth) , lose power

The ~ lost the vote on this important issue.

contest sth

the parties contesting the elections

support sb/sth

nominate sb

emerge

From 1991 new political parties emerged to challenge the governing ~.

party + noun

conference ( esp. BrE ) , congress , convention

Gordon Brown's speech at the Labour ~ conference

committee

activist , candidate , faithful (= loyal members of the party ) , member

Mr Cameron was cheered by the ~ faithful.

chair , chairman , leader , leadership , official

affiliation

platform

policies that would be out of place in the Republican ~ platform

line

She refused to follow the ~ line (= the official view of the party ) .

politics

phrases

the leader of a / the ( … ) ~ , a member of a / the ( … ) ~

She became the leader of the ~ in 2008.

the left wing of the ~ , the right wing of the ~

2 social occasion

adjective

surprise

a surprise birthday ~

impromptu

lavish

He loves throwing lavish parties.

all-night

cocktail , dinner , tea

birthday , Christmas , Halloween , holiday ( AmE )

engagement , wedding

farewell , going - away , leaving ( esp. BrE )

We had a farewell ~ for Michelle when she left the company.

graduation

coming-out ( esp. AmE )

launch

They attended the launch ~ for the new film.

house-warming

garden , house , office , pool , street

costume ( AmE ) , fancy-dress ( BrE ) , toga

sleepover , slumber ( AmE )

The girls were having a slumber ~.

bachelor ( AmE ) , bachelorette ( AmE ) , hen ( BrE ) , stag ( BrE )

She turned up at her fiancé's bachelor ~.

I flew home for my sister's hen ~.

frat , fraternity , sorority ( all AmE )

Tupperware™

private

tailgate ( AmE )

verb + party

give , have , hold , host , throw

On moving in they threw a huge house-warming ~.

organize , plan

invite sb to

attend , go to

leave

crash , gatecrash ( BrE )

ruin , spoil

party + verb

go on

There was a ~ going on next door.

be in full swing (= be very busy and noisy)

By now the ~ was in full swing.

break up

The ~ broke up around midnight.

party + noun

guest

girl

She is a hard-drinking, non-stop ~ girl.

preposition

at a/the   ~

I was at a ~ in London that night.

~   for

I'm organizing a surprise ~ for my sister.

3 group of people working / doing sth together

adjective

boarding , hunting , landing , raiding , rescue , scouting , search , welcoming , working

The captain told the crew to prepare to receive a boarding ~.

coach ( BrE )

bridal , wedding

The wedding ~ climbed into the carriages.

advance

An advance ~ settled at Salem in 1628.

preposition

~   of

She arrived with a ~ of helpers.

4 person in a legal case

adjective

guilty , innocent

aggrieved , injured , wronged

offending

warring

concerned , interested , involved

First we must notify all the interested parties.

disinterested , neutral

third

You must sign the document in the presence of an independent third ~

verb + party

notify

be binding on ( esp. BrE ) , bind

This agreement is binding on both parties.

This agreement binds both parties.