home p Karl Tacheron party par⋅ty [pahr-tee] –noun 1. a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party. 2. a group gathered for a special purpose or task: a fishing party; a search party. 3. a detachment, squad, or detail of troops assigned to perform some particular mission or service. 4. a group of persons with common purposes or opinions who support one side of a dispute, question, debate, etc. 5. a group of persons with common political opinions and purposes organized for gaining political influence and governmental control and for directing government policy: the Republican party; the Democratic party. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z pair paper panty parachute parking-deck parking party passer-by patriotic pattern pavement pe-pin park