parti
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of parti
1805–15; < French: task assigned, treatment, noun use of past participle of partir to part
Example Sentences
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A regional coalition, Gabungan Parti Sarawak, is willing to work with former premier Muhyiddin Yassin and the incumbent administration to form a new government, state media report.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2022
The opposition, Pakatan, is a multi-ethnic coalition led by the reformist party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat.
From Reuters • Oct. 10, 2022
A onetime businessman who co-founded a successful budget airline, Mr. Legault started his political career in the separatist, social democratic Parti Québécois, a group ideologically opposed to the federalist, pro-business Liberal Party.
From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2022
Benoît Hamon, a former presidential candidate for the Parti Socialiste, said: “It’s for the police to protect the demonstrations instead of making us responsible for the behaviour of a an ultra-violent few.”
From The Guardian • May 27, 2018
The other brochure bore the title le Parti catholique and was directed against the despotism of the Univers and against Veuillot whose name he refused to mention.
From Against the Grain by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
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