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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 political party that advocates or supports a war, especially a controversial one.
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war′ par`ty


n.
1. a group of American Indians prepared for war.
2. any political party or group that advocates war.
[1745–55, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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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A war party, three hundred strong, were prowling in the neighborhood; others might be met with higher up the river; it behooved the travellers, therefore, to be upon their guard against robbery or surprise, for an Indian war-party on the march is prone to acts of outrage.
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When on a war party, however, they go on foot, to enable them to skulk through the country with greater secrecy; to keep in thickets and ravines, and use more adroit subterfuges and stratagems.
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