| graduation | the successful completion of a program of study |
groundbreaking
groundbreaking ceremony | the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project |
| party game | a game to amuse guests at a party |
gradation
graduation | the act of arranging in grades |
| ceremony | any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way, the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine, he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball, he disposed of it without ceremony |
tea ceremony
chanoyu | an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea |
| ceremony | the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion, an inaugural ceremony |
religious ceremony
religious ritual | a ceremony having religious meaning |
| military ceremony | a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary |
marriage
wedding
marriage ceremony | the act of marrying, the nuptial ceremony, their marriage was conducted in the chapel |
| 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 |
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 |
| party line | the policy of a political group, He won in a vote along party lines |
| graduation | a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement, the ruler had graduations per inch |
| 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 |
ceremony
ceremonial
ceremonial occasion
observance | a formal event performed on a special occasion, a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor |
wedding
wedding ceremony
nuptials
hymeneals | the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed |
| military ceremony | a formal ceremony performed by military personnel |
commencement commencement exercise
commencement ceremony
graduation graduation exercise | an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred |
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 |