war party
noun
plural war parties
1
: a group of American Indigenous warriors on the warpath
2
: a usually jingoistic political party advocating or upholding a war
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And that’s pretty much what another resident, Rachel (Erica Pappas), says in an attempt to dissuade the council from sending a war party of 16 to Seattle.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
For example, some men might stay behind in the village to take care of the children and cook while the other men went hunting or on a war party.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2024
Shortly after daylight, multiple dogs belted a chorus right behind me, as if the war party was circling.
—Hampton Bourne, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
According to one account, the carnage started when one village sent a war party to raid another.
—New York Times, 2 Nov. 2021
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
For example, some men might stay behind in the village to take care of the children and cook while the other men went hunting or on a war party.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2024
Shortly after daylight, multiple dogs belted a chorus right behind me, as if the war party was circling.
—Hampton Bourne, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
According to one account, the carnage started when one village sent a war party to raid another.
—New York Times, 2 Nov. 2021
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“War party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20party. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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