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die Partei
party
A political organization of people with similar goals that takes part in elections in order to gain political power.
example
Er ist Mitglied in einer großen politischen Partei.
He is a member of a large political party.
die Partei
party / party to
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Meanings
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Usage tips
False friend
Careful: 'die Partei' never means a celebration or social event. A party is 'die Party' or 'die Feier' in German. 'Die Partei' is usually a political organization.
EXAMPLE
Am Samstag gehe ich auf eine Party, nicht zu einer Partei.
On Saturday I'm going to a party, not to a political party.
Typical collocations
In a political context, 'Partei' (party) is often used with verbs like 'wählen' (to vote for), 'gründen' (to found), or 'einer Partei beitreten' (to join a party) / 'in einer Partei sein' (to be in a party).
EXAMPLE
Viele junge Leute wollen einer politischen Partei beitreten.
Many young people want to join a political party.
Legal context
The meaning 'Vertragspartner' (contracting party) or 'Prozessbeteiligter' (party to proceedings) is technical language. You can recognize this meaning through signal words like 'Vertrag' (contract), 'Gericht' (court), 'Anwalt' (lawyer), or 'Konflikt' (conflict).
EXAMPLE
Beide Parteien müssen den Vertrag unterschreiben.
Both parties must sign the contract.
Fixed expression
The fixed expression is 'Partei ergreifen für' + accusative (to take sides with / in favor of). It means that you side with someone in an argument and support that person.
EXAMPLE
In dem Streit ergriff er Partei für seinen besten Freund.
In the argument, he took sides with his best friend.
Game context
When 'Partei' is mentioned in connection with a board game or card game, it means a single round or a single game.
EXAMPLE
Wollen wir noch eine Partei Schach spielen, bevor du gehst?
Do we want to play another game of chess before you leave?
Compare with
Partei vs Seite
page / side
'die Seite' and 'die Partei' can both refer to people or groups in a dispute, contract, or conflict. 'Seite' is more general here: you stand on someone's side, or one side has an opinion. 'Partei' is more specific when it is about a person or group involved in a legal dispute, contract, or conflict. In the phrase 'Partei ergreifen' (to take sides), it means something similar to: to place yourself on one side. Learners may confuse the words because both occur in conflicts. For a position in an argument, 'Seite' often sounds more natural; for official or legal participants, 'Partei' fits better.
Partei
Vor Gericht musste jede Partei ihre Unterlagen vorlegen.
In court, each party had to present its documents.
Seite
In der Diskussion stellte sich Maria auf die Seite ihrer Schwester.
In the discussion, Maria took her sister's side.
In real life
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