major party
noun
Definition of major party
: 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
Indulge Your Inner Word Nerd
First Known Use of major party
1950
Learn More about major party
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up major party? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!