How to Use major party in a Sentence

major party

noun
  • The stakes for the two major parties in the midterms are high.
    — Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • These are the two major parties.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Leaders from both major parties condemned the stunt.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Nov. 2025
  • In 27 states, judges must be registered with a major party.
    — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
  • That rose to about three weeks during the past decade under presidents from both major parties.
    — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • During the past decade, that rose to about three weeks under presidents from both major parties.
    — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The killing is the latest in a string of attacks that have targeted members of both major parties.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The poll results come as both major parties grapple with competing visions ahead of next year’s high-stakes midterms.
    — Julia Mueller, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The lack of an incumbent may help explain the large size of the field, with both major party nominations up in the air.
    — Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The results reinforced a broader trend that has alarmed both of Britain's major parties.
    — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • On the flip side, the two major parties have record low levels of approval and popularity.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The two major parties fight for control like petulant children wrestling over a television remote.
    — Stu Strumwasser, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Both major parties are declining.
    — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The country's other major party, the Awami League, was banned from taking part in the polls.
    — Shamim Chowdhury, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Congress has been unable to pass either of two dueling measures proposed by both major parties.
    — NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That means candidates of both major parties will be crafting ads and speeches to reach this demographic.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The two parties do not look the same Our study also found a striking difference between the two major parties.
    — Mayank Kejriwal, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
  • The slide does not, however, mean that most Americans can no longer reasonably find a home in the two major parties.
    — Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Within both major parties, there are now two distinct – but dominant – forces that punish any members who do not adhere to the party line.
    — Andrew Tisch, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Leaders of both major parties see Tuesday’s vote as crucial to their chances to have a House majority in the fall.
    — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The race is viewed as among the most competitive ahead of the 2026 midterms and is set to draw heavy investment from both major parties.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • The race between the two major parties to ride that feeling to victory in the November midterm elections and beyond has begun.
    — Carter Dougherty, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • One major party put forth its first female candidates for president, both of whom lost, consequentially.
    — Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The two major parties have, in other words, constructed a system specifically designed to ensure no one else can compete.
    — Stu Strumwasser, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In dozens of states, an increasing number of state legislative seats are going completely uncontested by one of the two major parties.
    — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In dozens of states, an increasing number of state legislative seats are going completely uncontested by one of the two major parties.
    — Charlie Hunt, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Both major parties have to agree on how to conduct Texas' primary elections, meaning the decision affects all voters.
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 3 Mar. 2026
  • As independents become the state’s fastest-growing bloc, both major parties are struggling to remain relevant to voters.
    — Terry Lierman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Write-in candidates typically have not garnered enough votes to upset major party candidates.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Both major parties are preparing for intense campaigns in these areas, and any elections in the state could affect the balance of power in Congress.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025

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