minor party
Small political faction
A minor party is a political party with limited electoral success, operating alongside but overshadowed by dominant parties.
In U.S. politics, minor parties like the Libertarians or Greens rarely win major offices but can influence elections by drawing votes from major-party candidates: The minor party candidate siphoned enough votes to tip the race.
Also called a third party.
Voter-supplied ballot name
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- primaryChief in importance
- caucusParty selection meeting
ticket · swing vote · spoiler effect · plurality · runoff · proportional representation · electorate · voting bloc
Thin sharp fragment
- factionGroup within group
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- breakawaySudden separation from group
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
single-issue · independent · niche · marginal · peripheral · insurgent · outsider · emergent
Raised flat structure
- LibertarianThird U.S. political party member
- GreenCommon English surname
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
- SocialistCollectivist party member
populist · progressive · conservative · centrist · environmentalist · nationalist · reform · single-issue
Systematic direct voter outreach
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- ralliesGathers or recovers
- townhallLocal governance headquarters
petitions · organizing · outreach · activism · supporters · constituency · community · precinct
Adult male of largest deer
- ProhibitionConstitutional alcohol ban era
- PerotTexan third-party candidate
- NaderConsumer rights crusader
- WallaceAnglo-Norman given name
write-in
Voter-supplied ballot name
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- primaryChief in importance
caucus · ticket · swing vote · spoiler effect · plurality · runoff · proportional representation · electorate · voting bloc · coalition
splinter
Thin sharp fragment
protest · single-issue · independent · niche · marginal · peripheral · insurgent · outsider · emergent · sectarian
platform
Raised flat structure
- LibertarianThird U.S. political party member
- GreenCommon English surname
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
Socialist · populist · progressive · conservative · centrist · environmentalist · nationalist · reform · single-issue · manifesto
canvassing
Systematic direct voter outreach
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- ralliesGathers or recovers
townhall · petitions · organizing · outreach · activism · supporters · constituency · community · precinct · meetings
Bull Moose
Adult male of largest deer
- ProhibitionConstitutional alcohol ban era
- PerotTexan third-party candidate
- NaderConsumer rights crusader
- party politicsnonpartisan, machine politics, Democrat, Republican, coalition government
- lawsuit partiesplaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, claimant
minor partymajor party
Dominant political organization
ruling party · majority party · Democratic Party · Republican Party · two-party system
minor, party, minors, minority, minorities, parties, partied, partying, partisan