Political Party
Political Party: An organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a country's elections.
Definition
An organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a country's elections. It is common for the members of a political party to have similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or policy goals.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
An association of individuals under whose name a candidate may appear on a ballot.
- Definition 3
A term that seems to have as may meanings as there are states in the United States. “[A]n organization which nominates candidates for public office.” Tenn. Code §2-1-104(14). Any “group of voters which at the last preceding general election polled for its candidate for Governor in the state or nominees for presiden tial electors at least three percent (3%) of the entire vote cast for the office.” Ark. Code §7-1-101(17)(A). “Any affiliation of voters representing any principle or organization whic h, at the last preceding general election, polled for its candidate for governor at least one per cent of the total number of votes cast for all candidates for that office in the state.” W. Va. Code §3-1-8. See also LIMITED POLITICAL PARTY.