party Copy link Outline I. A number of persons united in opposition to others1. factio (esp. political2. secta (sect or school)3. partes, ium; also sing. (not denoting the individuals collectively; but the side or interest to which they belong)II. One of two litigantsIII. A gathering for pleasureIV. A small division of troopsV. A part of an aggregate numberVI. Connected with • party: I. A number of persons united in opposition to others: 1. factio (esp. political: usu. with worse sense than Eng.): there are p.s in all the states, in omnibus civitatibus f. sunt, Caes. B. G. 6, 11: the p. of the oligarchs, paucorum f., id. B. C. 1, 22: the p. of those who were for taking everything to Philip, f. ad Philippum trahentium res, Liv. 32, 19, init. To denote the different p.s in the Circus: the p. of the Green, prasina f., Suet. Cal. 55. 2. secta (sect or school): Quint. 5, 13, 59: Cic. 3. partes, ium; also sing. (not denoting the individuals collectively; but the side or interest to which they belong): to form into two p.s, in duas p. discedere, Sall. Jug. 17: to go over to any one's p., in partes transgredi, Tac. Agr. 7; so, transire in partes, id. H. 1, 70: to be of no p., nullius partis esse, Cic. Fam. 10, 31: v. side. (N.B. When the word party is used without bad sense, it need not be expr. by a definite subs.: e. g. the one p., ... the other p. ..., alii ... pars, Sall. Cat. 38: also expr. by, hi ... illi; alteri ... alteri: note also the phr., populares, the popular p.; opp. optimates, the aristocratical p., Cic. Sext. 45, init.) II. One of two litigants: pars (not however denoting an individual, but the side or interest with which he is identified): the friends of the opposite p., advocati adversae p., Quint. 5, 6, extr.: Ter.: Juv. Or use prons., the one p. ..., the other p., hic ... ille: v. (the) one. III. A gathering for pleasure: expr. by coena, convīvium, saltātio, etc., acc. to the nature of the entertainment: v. supper, etc. IV. A small division of troops: mănus, ūs; or if cavalry be referred to, āla (cf. Liv. 21, 29, init., where ala equitum is used of a p. of horse, 500 strong); turma (v. squadron). V. A part of an aggregate number: expr. by alii ... alii: to ship people across in p.s, alios atque alios transvehere, Liv. 38, 16, med. VI. Connected with: affīnis, e (with dat. or gen.): parties to this plot, huic facinori affines, Cic. Cat. 4, 3, 6: less freq. with gen.: id. Verr. 2, 2, 38, 94.
PARTY Copy link • PARTYAn indefinite number, aliquot (some; of a quite indefinite number): complures (some; and several of them at least): a large party, copia, multitudo. Faction, pars, partes, plur., (with reference to distinct interests or principles): factio (clique of partizans; political, or in a bad sense): globus, globus consensionis (as a number of persons united): secta (a philosophical party; seldom of a political one): a prevailing party, partes praevalidae, victrices (Tac.): a defeated or fallen party, partes desertae, lapsae: to be of anybody’s party, esse alicujus partis, alicujus partium (Cic.); sequi alicujus sectam (Liv., Cic., Tac.); sequi alicujus causam; in eadem esse cum aliquo causa; facere, stare, sentire cum aliquo (Cic.); rebus alicujus favere, studere (Caes.); sequi alicujus partes (Valerius Max.): the different parties in a state, aliorum alias partes foventium factiones: to belong to another party, aliarum esse partium; aliunde stare; alterius (or alius) rebus favere or studere: to go over, or attach one’s self to anybody’s party, se ad causam alicujus applicare (after Nep., Ar., 2, 3); partibus alicujus accedere (Tac.); transire, transgredi in alicujus partes (Tac.): of the popular party, populares (opposed to optimi cujusque studiosi): to make a party against anybody, stare cum aliquo adversus aliquem (Nep.): to be of no party, nullius partis esse: to be of neither party, neutrius partis esse: to support an opposite party, alias partes fovere, juvare: to divide into two parties, in duas partes discedere (Sall., Jug., 13, 1); in duas factiones scindi (Tac., Hist., 1, 13): the opposite party, pars adversa (general term): factio adversa or adversaria (in political disturbances): diversa factio (also in political disturbances, but as a party that pursues a different object; whereas pars and factio adversa refer to the other party as opponents): the strife of parties, partium contentio (Cic.): the leader of a party, dux partium (Tac.); princeps partis alicujus (Cic.); factionis princeps (Caes., Nep.); caput (Suet.); or from context, dux, caput only: party spirit, partium studium (Cic.); factionum parandarum studium; or simply, factio (Liv., 2, 30); studia (plur., ibid.); cupiditas (Cic.): devoted er attached to a party, alterius partis studiosus or cupidus; alteri parti, causae, studens, favens, addictus (after Caes.), or simply cupidus: a party man, homo partium studiosus; partes alicujus fovens ac juvans. One of two litigants, adversarius; feminine, adversaria (Hor., Quint.); adversa pars. ☞ An orator usually designates the opposite party by iste, isti. A select assembly, societas (Cic.). Party of pleasure; a party into the country, excursio: a water party, navigatio: to be one of a party, una esse cum aliis: one of the same party, socius, comes [SYN. in COMPANION]: to join anybody’s party, alicui comitem se addere or adjungere: to make a party into the country, rus excurrere: to make a water party, navigare. A detachment of soldiers, militum expedita manus, -ūs; factio (Suet.): a party of horsemen, equestris turma.