Standard Lemma guide

multiparty

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: M AH1 L T IY0 P AA2 R T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Involving several different political parties.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: multipartite

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having multiple parties (involved persons).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a multiparty telephone call

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English party English multiparty From multi- + party.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: monipuolueinen — involving several different political parties
  • French: multipartite — involving several different political parties
  • Galician: multipartidista — involving several different political parties
  • Georgian: მრავალპარტიული (mravalṗarṭiuli) — involving several different political parties
  • Hindi: बहुदलीय (bahudlīya) — involving several different political parties
  • Polish: wielopartyjny — involving several different political parties
  • Russian: многопарти́йный (mnogopartíjnyj) — involving several different political parties
  • Spanish: multipartidista — involving several different political parties
  • Ukrainian: багатопарті́йний (bahatopartíjnyj) — involving several different political parties