interparty
Across political groups
Interparty means between or among political parties: interparty negotiations, interparty cooperation.
The term appears in discussions of coalition building, legislative compromise, or conflict between opposing parties: Interparty rivalries stalled the bill for months.
Compare intraparty, which refers to dynamics within a single party.
Temporary alliance for action
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- multipartyInvolving several groups
agreement · compromise · collaboration · caucus · alliance · faction · legislature · parliament
Organized effort toward goal
- electionOrganized public voting
- debateFormal argument on issues
- primaryChief in importance
- ballotVoting document
voting · candidate · ticket · endorsement · runoff · coalition · swing · turnout
Ongoing contest between opponents
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
deadlock · hostility · tension · clash · competition · factionalism · antagonism · division
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
multiparty · agreement · compromise · collaboration · caucus · alliance · faction · legislature · parliament · political
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
ballot · voting · candidate · ticket · endorsement · runoff · coalition · swing · turnout · constituency
rivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
gridlock · deadlock · hostility · tension · clash · competition · factionalism · antagonism · division · standoff
interpartyintraparty
Within one political organization
internal · single-party · partisan · factional · unilateral
party, partisan, bipartisan, partying, nonpartisan, partygoer, partisanship, tripartite, afterparty