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communication and media studies
communication studies
political communications
political groups and organizations
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politics and international relations
political science
political communications
political groups and organizations
Preferred term
political parties
Definition
- Political parties are vital elements in the life and work of Congress and its members. Although not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, political parties have been important in Congress almost since its creation. [Source: Congress A to Z; Political Parties]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- Christian Demographic parties
- communist parties
- conservative parties
- Conservative Party (UK)
- Democratic Party
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Federalist Party (1792-1816)
- green parties
- Green Party (UK)
- Green Party (USA)
- Labour party
- Liberal Democrats
- liberal parties
- Liberal Party
- one-party dominance
- party finance
- party identification
- party linkage
- party manifesto
- party organization
- party system fragmentation
- party systems
- Plaid Cymru
- political parties and the president
- public opinion and the presidency
- Republican Party
- Scottish National Party
- Sinn Fein
- social and liberal democrats
- social and political cleavages
- social democracy
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Social Democratic Party
- Social Democratic Party and Liberal Alliance
- socialist parties
- third parties and presidential elections
- UK Independence Party
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Whig Party
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/political_parties
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