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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Barring a couple court challenges, the two major parties are tied in the state House of Representatives and will have to share power.
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Clay Masters, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
Leaders from several major parties have since agreed to move up the parliamentary election to February 23, seven months ahead of schedule.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Her centennial year has seen the first woman of color at the top of a major party ticket, and Chisholm, who died in 2005, has been the subject of a Netflix series and multiple biographies.
—Time Video, TIME, 30 Nov. 2024
Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, for example, the two major parties weren't far apart on the question of whether trade creates opportunities, according to Gallup.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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Clay Masters, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
Leaders from several major parties have since agreed to move up the parliamentary election to February 23, seven months ahead of schedule.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Her centennial year has seen the first woman of color at the top of a major party ticket, and Chisholm, who died in 2005, has been the subject of a Netflix series and multiple biographies.
—Time Video, TIME, 30 Nov. 2024
Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, for example, the two major parties weren't far apart on the question of whether trade creates opportunities, according to Gallup.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Major party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20party. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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