Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective not based upon or representing political parties.
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- adjective Not a
party (social gathering), or not related toparties orpartying . - adjective law Not a party (involved person or entity), or unrelated to a party.
- noun law One who is not a party.
Etymologies
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Examples
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To say to the Social Democratic workers: "Cast your leaders aside and join our" nonparty "united front" means to add just one more hollow phrase to a thousand others.
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The nonparty members were Landsbergis (Lithuania), Levon Ter-Petrossian (Armenia), and Zviad Gamsakhurdia (Georgia).
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Space is still considered the favorite in his contest, but it's close and some of the nonparty groups backing Republicans have jumped in.
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It's one of several nonparty ads being run in the district.
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But GOP strategist Karl Rove, who is associated with a nonparty group called American Crossroads, says Democrats have no grounds for complaint.
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In the country's first hung Parliament since the 1930s—Prime Minister Julia Gillard depends on a clutch of nonparty lawmakers and the Greens to keep her in office—Mr. Hockey's Liberal Party and its coalition partner, the rural-based Nationals, have huge sway over policy even in opposition.
Australian Wealth-Fund Push Hits Roadblock Enda Curran 2011
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We argue that perhaps another step could be taken to create a nonparty or multipartisan—we dreamed of the DNC and the RNC coming together to do this—group to encourage women to serve in government.
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Further hampering Ms. Gillard are a wide range of policy demands from key nonparty lawmakers whose support she needs to stay in office.
Australia's Gillard to Push China on Human Rights Enda Curran 2011
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The nonparty members were Landsbergis (Lithuania), Levon Ter-Petrossian (Armenia), and Zviad Gamsakhurdia (Georgia).
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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The nonparty members were Landsbergis (Lithuania), Levon Ter-Petrossian (Armenia), and Zviad Gamsakhurdia (Georgia).
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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