multiparty

[ muhl-tee-pahr-tee, muhl-tahy- ]

/ ˌmʌl tiˈpɑr ti, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

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adjective

of or relating to more than two political parties.

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Origin of multiparty

First recorded in 1905–10; multi- + party

Words nearby multiparty

multipack, multipara, multiparous, multipartite, multi-part stationery, multiparty, multipath, multiped, multiphase, multiplane, multiplayer

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How to use multiparty in a sentence

Maine and Alaska had already altered their elections to allow multiparty ranked-choice ballots, and there was already federal legislation, the Voter Choice Act, promising grants to states and local governments if they followed that lead.
The Trailer: Andrew Yang's got a new political party -- and he wants to change how we vote|David Weigel|October 7, 2021|Washington Post
For instance, in a multiparty election, taking down one party might not necessarily help you.
Why The Two-Party System Is Effing Up U.S. Democracy|Lee Drutman (drutman@newamerica.org)|June 16, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Per state law, after almost every countywide election in Arizona,5 a multiparty audit board must conduct a hand count of ballots from a sample of randomly selected voting precincts and compare them with the results from voting machines.
What’s Happening In Arizona Is Not Really An Audit Or A Recount. It’s A Partisan Inquisition.|Kaleigh Rogers|May 28, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Electoral reform to allow multiparty democracy is an urgent necessity.
American Democracy Can't Survive Unless the Far Right Is Marginalized. Here's How to Do It|Lee Drutman|March 19, 2021|Time

Making end-to-end encryption work with multiparty video is a serious technical challenge, and at least with this early version, Zoom had to make some tradeoffs.
How to turn on Zoom’s new end-to-end encryption—and why you may not want to|dzanemorris|October 26, 2020|Fortune
In 1958, Venezuela packed off its last military dictator and established a multiparty democracy.
David's Bookclub: Blogging the Revolution|David Frum|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Turkey's experiment with a multiparty system started five in the 1950s; Egypt's is just beginning.
Turkey's Lessons for Egypt|Afsin Yurdakul|February 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Turkey's AKP transformed itself after it broke with a more radical Islamist base to adapt in a multiparty atmosphere.
Turkey's Lessons for Egypt|Afsin Yurdakul|February 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Rwandan Constitution sets forth the basic tenets of democracy and provides for a multiparty system.
A Nation's Hopes Imperiled|Georgette Gagnon|April 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for multiparty

multiparty

/ (ˌmʌltɪˈpɑːtɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to a state, political system, etc, in which more than one political party is permittedmultiparty democracy

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