Collocations for party - noun

political
centre/center, centre-right/center-right, left-wing, right-wing
centrist, fascist, leftist, nationalist, populist, progressive, radical, reactionary, revolutionary, social democratic, socialist
Communist, Conservative, Democratic, Labour, Liberal, Republican, etc.
opposing, opposition
parliamentary
members of the parliamentary party (= MPs, not ordinary party members) (BrE)

main, major
both main political parties

majority, minority
the majority party in both Houses

governing, incumbent, ruling

build, establish, form, found
dissolve
The party was officially dissolved in 1927.

weaken
split
a bitter dispute which finally split the party

unite
head, lead
belong to, join
be affiliated to, have links with (both esp. BrE)
He was accused of having strong links with the Communist Party.

leave, resign from
She left the party in 2000.

expel sb from
vote for
elect, return to power
The party was returned to power in 2001.

come to power, gain power, win (sth)
control sth
The Liberal party controlled the Senate at this time.

dominate sth
lose (sth), lose power
The party lost the vote on this important issue.

contest sth
the parties contesting the elections

support sb/sth
nominate sb
emerge
From 1991 new political parties emerged to challenge the governing party.

conference (esp. BrE), congress, convention
Gordon Brown's speech at the Labour party conference

committee
activist, candidate, faithful (= loyal members of the party), member
Mr Cameron was cheered by the party faithful.

chair, chairman, leader, leadership, official
affiliation
platform
policies that would be out of place in the Republican party platform

line
She refused to follow the party line (= the official view of the party).

politics

the leader of a/the ( … ) party, a member of a/the ( … ) party
She became the leader of the party in 2008.

the left wing of the party, the right wing of the party

surprise
a surprise birthday party

impromptu
lavish
He loves throwing lavish parties.

all-night
cocktail, dinner, tea
birthday, Christmas, Halloween, holiday (AmE)
engagement, wedding
farewell, going-away, leaving (esp. BrE)
We had a farewell party for Michelle when she left the company.

graduation
coming-out (esp. AmE)
launch
They attended the launch party for the new film.

house-warming
garden, house, office, pool, street
costume (AmE), fancy-dress (BrE), toga
sleepover, slumber (AmE)
The girls were having a slumber party.

bachelor (AmE), bachelorette (AmE), hen (BrE), stag (BrE)
She turned up at her fiancé's bachelor party.
I flew home for my sister's hen party.

frat, fraternity, sorority (all AmE)
Tupperware™
private
tailgate (AmE)

give, have, hold, host, throw
On moving in they threw a huge house-warming party.

organize, plan
invite sb to
attend, go to
leave
crash, gatecrash (BrE)
ruin, spoil

go on
There was a party going on next door.

be in full swing (= be very busy and noisy)
By now the party was in full swing.

break up
The party broke up around midnight.

guest
girl
She is a hard-drinking, non-stop party girl.

at a/the party
I was at a party in London that night.

party for
I'm organizing a surprise party for my sister.

boarding, hunting, landing, raiding, rescue, scouting, search, welcoming, working
The captain told the crew to prepare to receive a boarding party.

coach (BrE)
bridal, wedding
The wedding party climbed into the carriages.

advance
An advance party settled at Salem in 1628.

party of
She arrived with a party of helpers.

guilty, innocent
aggrieved, injured, wronged
offending
warring
concerned, interested, involved
First we must notify all the interested parties.

disinterested, neutral
third
You must sign the document in the presence of an independent third party

notify
be binding on (esp. BrE), bind
This agreement is binding on both parties.
This agreement binds both parties.