multiparty

adjective

mul·​ti·​par·​ty ˌməl-tē-ˈpär-tē How to pronounce multiparty (audio)
-ˌtī-
: of, relating to, or involving multiple and usually more than two parties
multiparty government
a multiparty lawsuit

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Mali had just held its first multiparty presidential election, and the government signed a ceasefire with Tuareg rebels fighting for regional autonomy in the north. — Adrien Marotte, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2025 Cuban exiles have demanded multiparty elections, freedom of speech, the release of political prisoners and other reforms. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026 The majority ruling injects fresh uncertainty into a multiparty coalition government and marks the first time in post-apartheid South Africa a sitting president will be forced into a formal inquiry of this scale. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 May 2026 Though multiparty politics was formally introduced in 1992, the system has remained one of limited competition. — Danish Manzoor Bhat, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multiparty

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multiparty was in 1909

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

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