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Brewer's: Parti

(A). An eligible person for a big marriage. “Prince Frederick Leopold is a parti, as he has inherited the bulk of his father's immense fortune [twenty-four millions sterling].” —Newspaper…

Brewer's: Party

Person or persons under consideration. “This is the next party, your worship” —i.e. the next case to be examined. “This is the party that stole the things”- the person or persons accused…

Third Parties

  Learn about the history of third party participation in U.S. elections.   Sources: Ralph Nader: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin; Eugene Debs: AP Photo; Victoria Woodhull: WikiCommons; Theodore…

The Anniversary Party

Directors/Writers:Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan CummingFine Line Features; R; 115 minutesRelease:6/01Cast:Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Gwyneth Paltrow The Anniversary…

The Wild Party

Book: David Henry Hwang and Linda Woolverton Director: Robert Falls Cast: Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, Sherie Ren Scott, Daniel Oreskes Opened: 3/00 at the Palace Theatre…

Brewer's: Ultramontane Party

The ultra-Popish party in the Church of Rome. Ultramontane opinions or tendencies are those which favour the high “Catholic” party. Ultramontane (“beyond the Alps”) means Italy or the…

Brewer's: Party Spirit

The animus or feeling of a party man. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Parvenu'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…

Third Party Candidates

Nader, Buchanan, and some candidates you may not have heard about by David Johnson This article was posted on October 16, 2000. Related Links Al GoreGeorge W. BushCampaign 2000 Factsheet…

Farmer: On the Preservation of Parties

On the Preservation of PartiesFarmer18 March 1788by FarmerSee also Federalist No. 10On the Preservation of Parties, Public Liberty DependsThe opposite qualities of the first confederation…

History of Party Conventions

Today's pep rallies, yesterday's battlegrounds by Beth Rowen Protesters Shannon Collins and Olivia Christian at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith…