party

a. a group of people organized together to further a common political aim, such as the election of its candidates to public office

b. (as modifier): party politics

2. the practice of taking sides on public issues

3. the person or persons taking part in legal proceedings, such as plaintiff or prosecutor

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party

see POLITICAL PARTY.

Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000

What does it mean when you dream about a party?

A dream about a party can be a straightforward representation of social pleasure. If we are the primary guest (e.g., at a birthday party), then it could be reflecting either our experience of receiving recognition or our desire for recognition. The dream might also be drawing on any number of different idiomatic connotations, such as the “life of the party,” a “party pooper,” or “the party if over.”

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