Meanings
- not comparablegovernmentOccurring within a political party.
The former president has positioned himself as an impartial elder statesman above intraparty machinations and was neutral during the 2020 Democratic primaries.
2024 July 22, Glenn Thrush, “Why Obama Hasn’t Endorsed Harris”, in The New York Times, →ISSN2 more examples
In Israel, intraparty rivalries also intensified, with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak announcing that he would run for the chairmanship of the Labor Party, challenging the current leader and defense minister, Amir Peretz, in primaries on May 24.
2007 January 8, Steven Erlanger, “Abbas Tells Party He’ll Proceed With Elections”, in New York TimesThe quiet criticism, on phone calls, in group chats and during morose team meetings, was a behind-the-scenes preview of the intraparty battle to come, with Democrats quickly falling into the ideological rifts that have defined their party for much of the Trump era.
2024 November 7, Reid J. Epstein, Lisa Lerer, Nicholas Nehamas, “Devastated Democrats Play the Blame Game, and Stare at a Dark Future”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
- Latin*interus
- Latinintrā
- Englishintra-
- Englishparty
- Englishintraparty
Cite this entry
intraparty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intraparty
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