multiparty

adjective

mul·​ti·​par·​ty ˌməl-tē-ˈpär-tē 

-ˌtī-

: of, relating to, or involving multiple and usually more than two parties

multiparty government

a multiparty lawsuit

Examples of multiparty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The majority ruling injects fresh uncertainty into a multiparty coalition government and marks the first time in post-apartheid South Africa a sitting president will be forced into a formal inquiry of this scale. —Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 May 2026

When democracy came in 1990—in the form of Hungary’s first free, multiparty elections—Orbán won a seat in Parliament as a representative of Fidesz, an acronym for the Alliance of Young Democrats. —Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026

Cuban exiles have demanded multiparty elections, freedom of speech, the release of political prisoners and other reforms. —Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026

These different foundations for autocracy translated into unique adaptations to multiparty elections. —Yonatan Morse, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multiparty

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