state party
Political local branch
A state party is the organizational branch of a political party within a particular state, as distinct from the national party apparatus.
State parties manage local campaigns, coordinate volunteers, and handle party business at the state level: The state party endorsed her for governor.
In federal systems, state parties often have significant autonomy in setting platforms and selecting candidates.
- politicalOf government matters
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- ballotVoting document
primary election · primary · caucus · chairman · smoke-filled room · election · faction · platform · nominee · vote · get out the vote · voter registration · apparatus · machine · rally · membership · headquarters · grassroots
- Democratic PoliticsDemocrat, DNC, donkey, blue wave, liberal
- state governmentgovernor's office, legislature, lieutenant governor, attorney general, departments
state partynational committee
Political party's governing body
national headquarters · local chapter · grassroots organization · national convention · precinct captain
state partyopposition party
Faction challenging ruling government
underground party · dissident movement · grassroots movement · revolutionary party
state, party, states, stated, stating, statement, statements, stately, stateless