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war party

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war party
n.
1. A band of warriors engaged in fighting or raiding an enemy. Used especially of Native Americans.
2. A usually blatantly patriotic political party supporting a war.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.war party - a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)
party, company - a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"
Amerindian, Native American - any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
2.war party - a political party that supports a war
party, political party - an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"


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But, as he passed through the Notch of the mountains, a war party of Indians captured our unlucky merchant, and carried him to Montreal, there holding him in bondage, till, by the payment of a heavy ransom, he had wofully subtracted from his hoard of pine-tree shillings.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
But, as he passed through the Notch of the mountains, a war party of Indians captured our unlucky merchant, and carried him to Montreal, there holding him in bondage, till, by the payment of a heavy ransom, he had woefully subtracted from his hoard of pine-tree shillings.
The Great Carbuncle by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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