parties
Festive group events
Parties is the plural of party in all its senses.
A party is a social gathering for celebration or entertainment: We're throwing a surprise party.
In law and politics, a party is a participant or organized group: the injured party, political parties.
To party is to celebrate, often with drinking: We partied until dawn.
Air-filled rubber sacs
- streamersDecorative hanging ribbons
- confettiThrown celebration scraps
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
- candlesWax lights with wicks
gifts · invitations · decorations · games · laughter · dancing · music · entertainment
Festive formal occasion
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- soireeFormal evening party
shindig · bash · jamboree · fiesta · carnival · revelry · champagne · cocktails
Advocate for popular rule
- republicanAdvocate against hereditary rule
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- liberalOpen to reform
- labourStrenuous effort expended
coalition · opposition · incumbent · candidate · platform · manifesto · campaign · election
Casual social gathering
- reunionGathering after separation
- assemblyConstructing from components
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- meetupInformal planned gathering
huddle · rendezvous · potluck · barbecue · housewarming · dinner · cocktail · brunch
Shared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- termsConditions of an agreement
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
transaction · deal · partnership · joint venture · merger · acquisition · arbitration · mediation
Civil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defenseProtection against harm
- litigantParty in lawsuit
complainant · respondent · claimant · petitioner · appellant · counterparty · interested · aggrieved
balloons
Air-filled rubber sacs
candles · gifts · invitations · decorations · games · laughter · dancing · music · entertainment · fun
gala
Festive formal occasion
soiree · shindig · bash · jamboree · fiesta · carnival · revelry · champagne · cocktails · catering
democrat
Advocate for popular rule
- republicanAdvocate against hereditary rule
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- liberalOpen to reform
labour · coalition · opposition · incumbent · candidate · platform · manifesto · campaign · election · primary
get-together
Casual social gathering
- reunionGathering after separation
- assemblyConstructing from components
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
meetup · huddle · rendezvous · potluck · barbecue · housewarming · dinner · cocktail · brunch · block
agreement
Shared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- termsConditions of an agreement
settlement · transaction · deal · partnership · joint venture · merger · acquisition · arbitration · mediation · dispute
plaintiff
Civil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defenseProtection against harm
litigant · complainant · respondent · claimant · petitioner · appellant · counterparty · interested · aggrieved · injured
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- funamusement, entertainment, excitement, joy, merriment
- leisurerecreation, pastimes, downtime, free time, relaxation
- pastimeshobbies, amusement, puzzles, cards, crafting
- recreationgames, sports, fun, play, swimming
- gatheringsgathering, gatherings, reunion, reunions, meeting
partiessolitude
State of being alone
isolation · seclusion · alone time · hermitage · loneliness
partiesindependents
Unaffiliated persons or entities
nonpartisans · individuals · nonalignment · political independence · free agents
- birthday partiesAnnual celebration gatherings
- pyjama partiesSocial overnight stays in sleepwear
- surprise partiesSecretly planned celebrations
- house partiesSocial events at residences
- chickenpox partiesPlanned varicella transmission events
- beach partiesGatherings on sandy coastlines
partial, partisan, impartial, bipartisan, particularly, partiality, partied, nonpartisan, partitioning