parti

[ pahr-tee, pahr-tee ]

/ pɑrˈti, ˈpɑr ti /

the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.

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1805–15; < French: task assigned, treatment, noun use of past participle of partir to part

The Bloc Québécois, the federal counterpart to the Parti Québécois, then proceeded to kick her out of its caucus.
Top 10 Responses to Quebec’s Charter of Values|Sigal Samuel|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
New parties are constantly being born: Social Credit, Parti Québécois, Reform, Bloc Québécois, Wild Rose.
Why Doesn't Canada Have a Two Party System?|David Frum|October 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She did not really mean this heartlessness, thought he; it was a sort of parti pris—a parade, an affectation!
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan
I showed him the buff envelope inscribed "Monsieur le Maire," whereupon he smiled and said, "Parti."
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories|Various

It was dull enough till quite late, and then I stepped out with Mr. Parti, and walked up and down a garden-path.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 5, No. 28, February, 1860|Various
The names of the chief members of the "Parti de l'Intelligence" assure from the start a staff of the first order.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various
The County discussed the situation freely and wondered that so worldly a mother should frown upon so eligible a parti.
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth