Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An afternoon social gathering at which tea and light refreshments are served.
- noun A conservative political movement in the United States founded in the early 21st century and committed to limiting taxation, the size and spending of the federal government, and governmental regulation of the economy.
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- noun A semi-formal
afternoon social gathering at whichtea ,sandwiches andcakes are served. - noun A
small gathering ofchildren or their toys, who mimic having a real dinner, often without any food at all.
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- noun a party at which tea is served
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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These issues are actively being addressed, and their resolution will be announced on our Bury 'It's not something they're likely to claim credit for, but members of the tea party cleared the way for protesters on the other side of the political spectrum.
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As bad as yesterday began for the tea party, it surely ended worse, with the first successful effort in the history of Arizona to recall a state elected official.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Doug Kendall 2011
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This is the tea party donwgrade because a minority of people in the House of representatives counttered the view of many republicans in the United States Senate On the Republican side, Senator John McCain is pointing to the White House.
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Lu Ann Busse, head of the Colorado coalition of tea partyesque 9.12 Project groups, sees another practical political advantage to having so many women associated with the tea party - it makes it harder to vilify a movement when its public face is a female one.
Pat Dollard | Young Americans Pat Dollard 2010
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In smaller states like Nevada and South Carolina, candidates catering to the anti-incumbent demands of the tea party won some tough battles.
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The former Alaska governor urged the tea party activists to remain leaderless and decentralized, saying the effort that arose as a protest movement last spring is "bigger than any king or queen of the tea party."
AroundTheCapitol.com 2010
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The former Alaska governor urged the tea party activists to remain leaderless and decentralized, saying the effort that arose as a protest movement last spring is "bigger than any king or queen of the tea party."
AroundTheCapitol.com 2010
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