major party

noun

: a political party having electoral strength sufficient to permit it to win control of a government usually with comparative regularity and when defeated to constitute the principal opposition to the party in power

Examples of major party in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The other major parties would be expected to field candidates in that vote. — Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

The election demanded by Reform UK's leader, who faces corruption accusations, has turned into a punch line after major parties dismissed it as a stunt and declined to field candidates. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2026

More importantly for Hilton, Becerra is also winning among voters who do not identify with either major party, leading 58% to 30%. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026

Crowley, 40, became the first Black person to win a major party nomination for Wisconsin governor. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for major party

• counterparty
• multiparty
• arty
• carty
• hearty
• parti
• astarte
• mccarty
• nonparty