political party
Governing ideology coalition
A political party is an organization that seeks political power, typically by fielding candidates for election.
Parties unite people around shared ideology or policy goals: She registered as a Democrat but votes across party lines.
In multiparty systems, parties may form coalitions to govern.
Party alone often suffices: Which party do you belong to?
Central command location
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- treasurerFinancial steward of organization
- membershipState of belonging
convention · delegate · nomination · bylaws · charter · committee · whip · caucus
Formal union of parties
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- mergerCorporate combination
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
pact · federation · alignment · majority · minority · opposition · ruling · junior partner
National legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- senateLegislative governing body
- representativeOne who acts for another
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
seat · majority · minority · opposition · ruling · backbencher · frontbencher · floor leader
Gathering for a cause
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- platformRaised flat structure
- debateFormal argument on issues
- electionOrganized public voting
voters · manifesto · polling · primary · endorsement · slogan · speech · fundraising
Preference for existing institutions
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- socialismCommunal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
- fascismUltranationalist dictatorial political system
libertarianism · progressivism · nationalism · populism · anarchism · centrism · environmentalism · authoritarianism
headquarters
Central command location
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- treasurerFinancial steward of organization
membership · convention · delegate · nomination · bylaws · charter · committee · whip · caucus · faction
alliance
Formal union of parties
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- mergerCorporate combination
- partnershipShared business arrangement
confederation · pact · federation · alignment · majority · minority · opposition · ruling · junior partner · kingmaker
parliament
National legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- senateLegislative governing body
- representativeOne who acts for another
constituency · seat · majority · minority · opposition · ruling · backbencher · frontbencher · floor leader · shadow cabinet
rally
Gathering for a cause
election · voters · manifesto · polling · primary · endorsement · slogan · speech · fundraising · ballot
conservatism
Preference for existing institutions
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- socialismCommunal economic control
- communismCollective ownership system
fascism · libertarianism · progressivism · nationalism · populism · anarchism · centrism · environmentalism · authoritarianism · social democracy
- German PoliticsBundesrat, CSU, Greens, federal republic, chancellor
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- U.S. PoliticsCongress, senator, representative, president, vice president
- Canadian GovernmentHouse of Commons, Senate, Prime Minister, federal government, parliamentary democracy
- party politicsparties, Democrat, coalition government, coalition building, coalition talks
- South American PoliticsArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia
political partygrassroots movement
Citizen-led collective action campaign
social movement · mass movement · popular revolt · mob · flash mob
political partypolitical apathy
Indifference to governance
disengagement · nonparticipation · voter apathy · non-participation · alienation
party, policy, politics, partisan, political, bipartisan, politician, democratic, republican