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noun

any party to an incident, case, quarrel, etc., who is incidentally involved.

(in a two-party system) a political party formed as a dissenting or independent group from members of one or both of the two prevailing major parties.

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Origin of third party

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Words nearby third party

third man, third man argument, Third Market, third mate, Third Order, third party, third-party insurance, third party procedure, third-party software, third person, third position

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How to use third party in a sentence

On the whole, agencies seem to be relatively unconcerned by these kinds of changes — less than a quarter of agency respondents agreed that the end of third party cookies would hurt their businesses, compared to nearly half of brand-side respondents.
Digiday Research: Publishers are much less worried about the coming cookie changes than brands and agencies|Max Willens|August 24, 2021|Digiday
The third suspect, an 18-year-old named Hamyd Mourad, who turned himself in, is part of the same extended family.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party have done anything to consistently target Asian- American voters.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Although the NFL party animal loves flaunting his washboard abs, he seems more fratboy than Fabio.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Officials have said the war to reclaim upward of a third of Iraq and a quarter of Syria from ISIS could take years.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Third parties in turn quibbled with his accounts, and he was irritated, but not overly so.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But the Mexican caballeros had no notion of coming up to the scratch a third time.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Walls End Castle, when the party broke up, returned to its normal state.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
To give him a party name, he became an anti-clerical, strictly in a political and lawful sense.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
This was somewhat tiresome; and, after a rather feeble attempt at a third laugh, Davy said, "I don't feel like it any more."
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
It occurred to him then, for the first time, that a third resource was open—he might cut the rope, and let the kite go free!
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for third party

third party

noun

a person who is involved by chance or only incidentally in a legal proceeding, agreement, or other transaction, esp one against whom a defendant claims indemnity

adjective

insurance providing protection against liability caused by accidental injury or death of other persons or damage to their propertythird-party insurance

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third party

Origin of third party

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