► 名詞
党 [(1)とう] meaning: group rank: 2
☆ 党の意見が纏まらない ⇨ The stance of the party haven’t been consolidated
☆ 政党 ⇨ A political party (☛ A larger group of people with a common ideology)
► 接尾辞
党 [(1)とう] meaning: support rank: 2
☆ 私はビール党だ ⇨ I’m a beer lover
More examples:
- 新政党は民主党から分離して出来た ⇨ The new party was formed by separating from the Democratic party
 - 彼は政党内で孤立している ⇨ He has become a pariah in the political party
 - 首相の発言は野党の怒りを買った ⇨ The prime minister’s remark caused indignations in the opposing party
 - 党内の反対派の抑えが効かなくなっている ⇨ They can no longer control the naysayers in the party
 - あいつはとんだ悪党だ ⇨ He is a real villain
 - ベトナムでは共産党が政権を握っている ⇨ The communist party has a grip on power in Vietnam
 - 現在の民主党の母体 ⇨ The mother, original, organization of the present-day Democratic party
 - 野党二党は同盟した ⇨ The two minority parties have joined forces
 - 社会党は先の選挙で大敗した ⇨ The socialist party suffered a major defeat in the recent election
 - 政党内の方針を一本化する必要が有る ⇨ We need to integrate all the different policies in the party
 - 首相の御膝元で彼の政党が大敗した ⇨ The prime minister’s party lost miserably in his homebase, own backyard
 - 総選挙でその政党は大躍進した ⇨ The political party has advanced, gained so many seats, in the general election
 - 総選挙でその政党は大躍進を果たした ⇨ The political party has advanced, gained so many seats, in the general election
 - 中道主義の政党 ⇨ A political party with a middle-of-the-road policies
 - 党内の序列 ⇨ The ranks within the political party