anti-party

adjective

an·​ti-par·​ty ˌan-tē-ˈpär-tē How to pronounce anti-party (audio)
ˌan-tī-
variants or less commonly antiparty
: opposed to a particular political party or to political parties in general
anti-party rhetoric
He was expelled from Moscow University for antiparty tendencies …—Robert Little
… in the anti-party media age of the 1990's …—Norman J. Ornstein

Examples of anti-party in a Sentence

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This winter, stand in favor of the anti-party dress and shop one of these holiday two-piece sets instead. — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025 So, six years later, Airbnb is continuing to take its anti-party crusade seriously. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The vacation rental platform is once again enforcing its anti-party measures to curb disruptive and unauthorized gatherings, including those in Music City. — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2025 According to the announcement, this anti-party technology led to 51,000 people being blocked or redirected from listings over the same two holiday weekends last year. — Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025 Meanwhile, the city and its supporters say measures like curfews, parking restrictions and anti-party PSAs were a necessary response to the violence and disorder that plagued previous spring breaks. — Martin Vassolo, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025 Take the quiz here … PARTY POLICE – Airbnb cracking down on 'disruptive' guests with 'anti-party' technology. — FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-party was in 1845

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“Anti-party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-party. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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