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[1] |
(social) gathering
,
political party
,
(cocktail/dinner) party
,
celebration
,
fte/fete
,
function
,
reception
,
soir
,
e
,
levee
,
festivity
,
festivities
,
festival
,
frolic
,
spree
,
romp
,
carousal/carouse
,
saturnalia
,
bacchanalia
,
debauch
,
orgy
,
(Colloq) get-together
,
bash
,
bust
,
shindig/shindy
,
ball
,
at-home
,
do
,
(Brit) beanfeast
,
beano
,
knees-up
,
(US) blow-out
,
(Slang) (Brit) rave/rave-up
,
(Mainly US/Canadian) wingding
,
bust-up
,
(US) hop
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[2] |
group
,
company
,
band
,
body
,
corps
,
gang
,
crew
,
team
,
squad
,
troop
,
platoon
,
detachment
,
detail
,
cadre
,
unit
,
(Colloq) bunch
,
outfit
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[3] |
side
,
company
,
interest
,
faction
,
league
,
club
,
coalition
,
bloc
,
division
,
sect
,
denomination
,
clique
,
coterie
,
set
,
cabal
,
junta/junto
,
partisans
,
adherents
,
confederacy
,
confederation
,
federation
,
(Mainly US/Canadian) caucus
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[4] |
participant
,
participator
,
confederate
,
associate
,
ally
,
accomplice
,
accessory
,
approver
,
ratifier
,
upholder
,
contributor
,
supporter
,
advocate
,
backer
,
aid
,
helper
,
seconder
,
promoter
,
partisan
,
defender
,
exponent
,
proponent
,
champion
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[5] |
individual
,
person
,
litigant
,
plaintiff
,
defendant
,
side
,
interest
,
signer
,
signatory
,
co-signatory
,
participant
,
(US) co-signer
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