| political party definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy | 35 sets |
| 2 | an organization to gain political power | 18 sets |
| 3 | a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office | 18 sets |
| 4 | a group that seeks to elect candidates to public office | 13 sets |
| 5 | represents people who have similar ideas on how a government should be run | 12 sets |
| 6 | an organization that seeks political power by electing people to office so that its positions and philosophy become public policy. | 11 sets |
| 7 | a group of people who share similar ideas on how to run the government and work to get their candidates elected to office | 7 sets |
| 8 | voluntary association of people who seek to control the government through common principles, based on peaceful and legal actions such as the winning of elections | 6 sets |
| 9 | an association of voters with broad common interests who want to influence or control decision making in government by electing the party's candidates to public office | 5 sets |
| 10 | il partito | 5 sets |
| 11 | el partido politico | 4 sets |
| 12 | organized group of people who want to control or influence government by winning elections, holding public office, and having the government's laws and policies reflect their political beliefs. in the united states, there are two major parties: the democratic party and the republican party. | 4 sets |
| 13 | according to anthony downs, a "team of men [and women] seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election." | 4 sets |
| 14 | a group of people who share similar ideas about government | 4 sets |
| 15 | organization to gain political power | 4 sets |
| 16 | a group that tries to elect officials who will support its policies | 4 sets |
| 17 | group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office | 4 sets |
| 18 | any group, however loosely organized, that seeks to elect government officials under a given label. | 4 sets |
| 19 | a team of men and women seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election. | 3 sets |
| 20 | a group of people who share similar ideas about government. | 3 sets |
| 21 | a group of people who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office | 3 sets |
| 22 | group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections ha holding of public office | 3 sets |
| 23 | group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence government | 3 sets |
| 24 | organized group of people who share similar views of what government should do | 3 sets |
| 25 | private organization of citizens who select and promote candidates for public office | 3 sets |
| 26 | a group of people who have a certain view of how the government should be run | 3 sets |
| 27 | an organization to gain political power. | 3 sets |
| 28 | a group of people who hold certain beliefs about how the government should be run | 3 sets |
| 29 | group of people who share similar ideas about government | 3 sets |
| 30 | an organization that seeks political power by electing people to office so that its positions and philosophy become public policy | 2 sets |
| 31 | a group of people who share the same view points on governmental issues | 2 sets |
| 32 | group that tries to elect officials who will support its policies | 2 sets |
| 33 | a group that seeks to elect candidates to public office by supplying them with a label by which they are known to the electorate. | 2 sets |
| 34 | a group of people with simular political ideas. | 2 sets |
| 35 | democratic republican | 2 sets |
| 36 | an association of voters with broad, common interests who want to influence or control decision making in government by electing the party's candidates to public office | 2 sets |
| 37 | a group of people organized to influence government through winning elections and setting public policy | 2 sets |
| 38 | a group that seeks to elect candidates to public office. | 2 sets |
| 39 | a group of people who share similar views and who work together to elect a candidate | 2 sets |
| 40 | organization of citizens who wish to influence government by getting their members elected to office | 2 sets |