major party

noun

: a political party having electoral strength sufficient to permit it to win control of a government usually with comparative regularity and when defeated to constitute the principal opposition to the party in power

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With days to go until the election, Newsweek can exclusively reveal the K-9's pick among the two major party candidates. —

Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Both major parties have taken an aggressive posture toward China, but Republican Donald Trump’s tariff proposal could pose a more immediate threat to those stocks. —

Jesse Pound, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 This election season, voters said they are disillusioned by both major parties, especially over the handling of the war in Gaza. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 Two-term Republican Sen. Deb Fischer faces a strong challenge from independent candidate Dan Osborn, a former union leader who eschewed both major parties. —

L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for major party