multiparty

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adjective

Involving several different political parties.

“a multiparty telephone call”

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multipartite
OriginEnglish party ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemultiparty (not comparable)

alternative multi-party

  1. not comparablegovernmentInvolving several different political parties.

    Lawyers from Tobruk and Benghazi claim to be running civilian committees, and have called for the restoration of the 1952 constitution, amended to uphold a multi-party republic.

    2011 February 25, “Building a new Libya”, in The Economist

    Synonyms: multipartite

  2. not comparableHaving multiple parties (involved persons).

    a multiparty telephone call

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveInvolving several different political parties.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishparty
  9. Englishmultiparty

From multi- + party.

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Translations

Finnish monipuolueinen
  • monipuolueineninvolving several different political parties
French multipartite
  • multipartiteinvolving several different political parties
Greek πολυκομματικός
  • πολυκομματικός (polykommatikós)involving several different political parties
Hindi बहुदलीय
  • बहुदलीय (bahudlīya)involving several different political parties
Polish wielopartyjny
  • wielopartyjnyinvolving several different political parties
Russian многопарти́йный
  • многопарти́йный (mnogopartíjnyj)involving several different political parties
Spanish multipartidista
  • multipartidistainvolving several different political parties
Ukrainian багатопарті́йний
  • багатопарті́йний (bahatopartíjnyj)involving several different political parties
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APA

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MLA

“multiparty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiparty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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