official immunity | personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority |
party game | a game to amuse guests at a party |
Boston Tea Party | demonstration () by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor, organized as a protest against taxes on tea |
party spirit | devotion to a political party |
cochin cochin china | Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs |
bone china | fine porcelain that contains bone ash |
china | high quality porcelain originally made only in China |
china cabinet china closet | a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china |
chinaware china | dishware made of high quality porcelain |
Chinese Wall Great Wall Great Wall of China | a fortification , miles long built across northern China in the rd century BC, it averages meters in width |
crackle crackleware crackle china | glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface |
party favor party favour favor favour | souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party |
party line | a telephone line serving two or more subscribers |
party wall | a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners |
legal document legal instrument official document instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
party line | the policy of a political group, He won in a vote along party lines |
Communist Manifesto | a socialist manifesto written by Marx and Engels () describing the history of the workinglass movement according to their views |
party | an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment, he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day |
birthday party | a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth |
cocktail party | an afternoon party at which cocktails are served |
house party | a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house |
tea party | a party at which tea is served |
a Hizballah Hezbollah Hizbollah Hizbullah Lebanese Hizballah Party of God Islamic Jihad Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine Revolutionary Justice Organization Organization of the Oppressed on Earth | a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran, seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon, car bombs are the signature weapon |
Hizb ut-Tahrir Freedom Party | the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia, advocates `pure' Islam and the creation of a worldwide Islamic state |
Islamic Group of Uzbekistan IMU Islamic Party of Turkestan | a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in , opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia, is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries |
Khmer Rouge KR Party of Democratic Kampuchea Communist Party of Kampuchea | a communist organization formed in Cambodia in , became a terrorist organization in when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people, was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until |
Kurdistan Workers Party Kurdistan Labor Pary Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan PPK | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey |
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party Revolutionary People's Liberation Front | an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States, attacks Turkish security and military officials |
gang crew work party | an organized group of workmen |
party | a group of people gathered together for pleasure, she joined the party after dinner |
masquerade masquerade party masque mask | a party of guests wearing costumes and masks |
dinner dinner party | a party of people assembled to have dinner together, guests should never be late to a dinner party |
garden party lawn party fete champetre | a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors |
bachelor party | stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married) |
stag party smoker | a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only) |
hen party | a party for women only |
slumber party | an overnight party of girls who dress in nightclothes and pass the night talking |
wedding wedding party | a party of people at a wedding |
party political party | an organization to gain political power, in Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level |
American Labor Party | a former political party in the United States, formed in in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party |
American Party Know-Nothing Party | a former political party in the United States, active in the s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics |
Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
Communist Party | a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government, in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state |
Conservative Party | a political party (especially in Great Britain or Australia) that believes in the importance of a capitalist economy with private ownership rather than state control |
Constitutional Union Party | a former political party in the United States, formed in by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union |
Democratic Party | the older of two major political parties in the United States |
Democratic-Republican Party | a former major political party in the United States in the early th century, opposed the old Federalist party, favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government |
Farmer-Labor Party | a former minor political party in the United States in the early th century |
Federalist Party American Federalist Party Federal Party | a major political party in the United States in the early th century, founded by Alexander Hamilton, favored a strong centralized government |
Free Soil Party | a former political party in the United States, formed in to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories, merged with the Liberty Party in |