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social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > government (political science) > political party
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political party  

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  • This denotes an association set up with the aim of gaining political power, usually through winning an election. It differs from the pressure group in seeking to exercise power directly, for a long time, and over a very wide range of matters. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology; Political Party]

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