third-par·ty
ˈthərd-ˈpär-tē 
1
: of, relating to, or involving a third party
third-party insurance
2
: of, relating to, or being software that is created by a vendor to be compatible with the products of another vendor
1
: a person other than the principals
a third party to a divorce proceeding
insurance against injury to third parties
2
a
: a major political party operating over a limited period of time in addition to two other major parties in a nation or state normally characterized by a two-party system
b
Examples of third-party in a Sentence
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
Perot's former campaign manager, Russell Verney, said third-party candidates must overcome more obstacles today than in the past.
—Allison Novelo, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
Factors that could shift the vote Biden’s lead among likely voters shrinks when third-party and independent candidates are added to the mix.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The company has been criticized for its refusal to allow its technology to be tested by an independent third-party research group that has tested all of its major competitors.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
The third-party administrator hired to handle claims, Garretson Resolution Group, initially rejected 78% of roughly 37,000 claims.
—Travis Loller, Fortune Europe, 19 Apr. 2024
Paramount reportedly turned down an all-cash bid from private equity giant Apollo in favor of the Skydance talks, sparking concern from some third-party shareholders.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
To address this problem, many businesses train their LLMs on their own corporate data and on vetted third-party data sets, minimizing the presence of bad data.
—Sridhar Ramaswamy, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Another sticking point is Eaze’s use of a third-party company, Motus, to calculate a variable mileage rate based on where drivers are and gas prices, which drivers said keeps them in the dark about how their reimbursement is calculated.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Reuters, NBC News, 22 Apr. 2024
TikTok has defended its data management at length, saying U.S. user traffic flows through a third party within the U.S., along with additional oversight protections.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2024
Only one company provided any meaningful restrictions on how users’ data could be employed or whether the company could sell user data to third parties.
—Timmy Broderick, STAT, 17 Apr. 2024
That loophole means that companies can harvest vast troves of highly sensitive brain data, sometimes for an unspecified number of years, and share or sell the information to third parties.
—Jonathan Moens, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Some lawmakers have expressed concern over approving additional federal funds for the project up front, rather than holding third parties accountable for the damage.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Kelton says Rev does not sell user data to any third parties.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
The new apps also have some additional functionality, some of which is because ADT now controls all devices end-to-end instead of sharing them with a third party.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
Yet the conditions and obstacles to fixing the country’s immigration system are familiar: a reliance on third parties, particularly Congress and foreign governments, to agree to coordinate a response.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Jabil, with more than 140,000 employees globally, maintains a hotline through third-party platform Resolver to anonymously report code of ethics violations or other complaints.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
Perot's former campaign manager, Russell Verney, said third-party candidates must overcome more obstacles today than in the past.
—Allison Novelo, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
Factors that could shift the vote Biden’s lead among likely voters shrinks when third-party and independent candidates are added to the mix.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The company has been criticized for its refusal to allow its technology to be tested by an independent third-party research group that has tested all of its major competitors.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
The third-party administrator hired to handle claims, Garretson Resolution Group, initially rejected 78% of roughly 37,000 claims.
—Travis Loller, Fortune Europe, 19 Apr. 2024
Paramount reportedly turned down an all-cash bid from private equity giant Apollo in favor of the Skydance talks, sparking concern from some third-party shareholders.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
To address this problem, many businesses train their LLMs on their own corporate data and on vetted third-party data sets, minimizing the presence of bad data.
—Sridhar Ramaswamy, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Another sticking point is Eaze’s use of a third-party company, Motus, to calculate a variable mileage rate based on where drivers are and gas prices, which drivers said keeps them in the dark about how their reimbursement is calculated.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Noun
The firm alleges users’ highly sensitive information, including HIV status and the date of their latest HIV test, were provided to third parties for commercial purposes.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Apr. 2024
TikTok has defended its data management at length, saying U.S. user traffic flows through a third party within the U.S., along with additional oversight protections.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2024
Only one company provided any meaningful restrictions on how users’ data could be employed or whether the company could sell user data to third parties.
—Timmy Broderick, STAT, 17 Apr. 2024
That loophole means that companies can harvest vast troves of highly sensitive brain data, sometimes for an unspecified number of years, and share or sell the information to third parties.
—Jonathan Moens, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Some lawmakers have expressed concern over approving additional federal funds for the project up front, rather than holding third parties accountable for the damage.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
Kelton says Rev does not sell user data to any third parties.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
The new apps also have some additional functionality, some of which is because ADT now controls all devices end-to-end instead of sharing them with a third party.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
Yet the conditions and obstacles to fixing the country’s immigration system are familiar: a reliance on third parties, particularly Congress and foreign governments, to agree to coordinate a response.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
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