| third parties definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | electoral contenders other than the two major parties | 8 sets |
| 2 | electoral contenders other than the two major parties. american third parties are not unusual, but they rarely win elections. | 6 sets |
| 3 | political parties that are smaller than the two major parties and introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue | 5 sets |
| 4 | parties that organize to compete against the two major american political parties | 4 sets |
| 5 | electoral contenders other than the two major parties. | 2 sets |
| 6 | minor political parties in a two-party system | 2 sets |
| 7 | political parties other than democrat or republican; minority parties | 2 sets |
| 8 | parties that challenge other parties but have never won an election | 2 sets |
| 9 | a party that challenges to two major parties | 2 sets |
| 10 | minor political parties in a two party system | 2 sets |
| 11 | electoral contendors other than the two major parties - rarely win elections | 2 sets |
| 12 | electoral contenders other than the two major parties; unusual and rarely win | 2 sets |
| 13 | a party that challenges the two major parties | 2 sets |
| 14 | incomplete | 1 set |
| 15 | a party that challenges the two major parites | 1 set |
| 16 | parties that challenge the two major parties | 1 set |
| 17 | any party that isn't democratic or republican; ideological, single-issue oriented, economically motivated, and personally driven | 1 set |
| 18 | parties who are not directly involved in a given activity or transaction | 1 set |
| 19 | minor political parties in a two-party system. | 1 set |
| 20 | put new issues on the political agenda- issues that major parties may overlook in their search for the broad middle ground. | 1 set |
| 21 | these offered a voice to those seeking to reform the dominant two-party system of government in the u.s. they reflect an interest in change and often contribute new political ideas. | 1 set |
| 22 | small, minority parties | 1 set |
| 23 | smaller, minority parties | 1 set |
| 24 | if they get enough support, major parties adopt their platforms, influence issues, not whole parties | 1 set |
| 25 | electoral contenders other than the two major parties. such in america are not unusual, but they rarely win elections. | 1 set |
| 26 | an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage), minor political parties in a two party system | 1 set |
| 27 | третьи лица | 1 set |
| 28 | (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. | 1 set |
| 29 | electoral contenders other than the two major parties. they are not unusual, but they rarely win elections. | 1 set |
| 30 | electoral contenders other than the two major parties. in america, they rarely win elections. | 1 set |
| 31 | introducenew ideas or press for a particular issue, often revolve around a political personality | 1 set |
| 32 | these parties often emerge as off-shoots of major parties or as single-issue parties. they typically act as critic/innovator bringing attention to issues and influencing the platforms of the major parties. | 1 set |
| 33 | really important in understanding the american political system, provide better options that get ignored by the major parties, popularize important ignored issues and bring them into the mainstream, do not win elections - but they heavily influence elections] | 1 set |
| 34 | more issue-based than major parties | 1 set |
| 35 | minor parties in a two-party system | 1 set |
| 36 | electoral contenders other than the two major parties; in america they are not unusual, but they rarely win elections | 1 set |
| 37 | any minor party in any two-party system | 1 set |
| 38 | minor parties that challenge the major parties-have never won a presidential election | 1 set |
| 39 | smaller that the two major parties, they are important because they introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue. | 1 set |
| 40 | electoral contenders other than two major parties | 1 set |