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single party
A political party that holds sole governing power in a state and does not allow opposition parties.
In der DDR war die SED die staatstragende Einheitspartei.
In East Germany, the SED was the state-supporting single party.
The word is made up of 'Einheit' (unity) and 'Partei' (party). It describes a political system in which there is only one single, unified party that holds power.
Die Existenz einer Einheitspartei ist ein Merkmal von Diktaturen.
The existence of a single party is a characteristic of dictatorships.
This term is used almost exclusively in the context of authoritarian or totalitarian states where no political opposition is allowed. It has a strongly negative connotation in democratic societies.
In vielen sozialistischen Staaten des 20. Jahrhunderts gab es eine Einheitspartei.
In many socialist states of the 20th century, there was a single party.
A very common combination is 'staatstragende Einheitspartei' (state-supporting single party). The adjective 'staatstragend' emphasizes that this one party is the sole foundation and support of the state.
Die Verfassung erklärte die Partei zur staatstragenden Einheitspartei.
The constitution declared the party to be the state-supporting single party.
governing party
Both words refer to a party that exercises political governing power. Regierungspartei also applies when it governs only together with other parties in a coalition. Einheitspartei, by contrast, refers to a party with sole governing power and no permitted opposition.
In diesem Staat ist die Einheitspartei die einzige Partei mit Regierungsgewalt, und es gibt keine zugelassene Opposition.
In this state, the single party is the only party with governing power, and there is no permitted opposition.
Unsere Partei ist Regierungspartei, obwohl sie das Land nur gemeinsam mit einer anderen Partei regiert.
Our party is the governing party, even though it governs the country together with another party.
