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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The former president died in the waning days of 2024, a year that saw a presidential election with a Black woman at the top of a major party ticket for the first time.
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Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Scottsdale, Arizona, has become a major party and music destination in recent years.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The national debt is out of control, with the leadership of both major parties committed to ignoring it.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
That perception of unfairness coincided with a rise in anti-corporate attitudes among members of both major parties, according to a 2022 Pew survey.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Scottsdale, Arizona, has become a major party and music destination in recent years.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The national debt is out of control, with the leadership of both major parties committed to ignoring it.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
That perception of unfairness coincided with a rise in anti-corporate attitudes among members of both major parties, according to a 2022 Pew survey.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Major party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20party. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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