major party
noun
: a political party having electoral strength sufficient to permit it to win control of a government usually with comparative regularity and when defeated to constitute the principal opposition to the party in power
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Incumbent Governor Ron DeSantis is term-limited and cannot seek re-election, opening the field to a range of potential candidates from both major parties.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Looking for these red flags is counterintelligence 101, an imperfect, laborious, and invasive process that American presidents of both major parties have nevertheless accepted as the cost of doing intelligence business.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
Top Missouri lawmakers of both major parties remain committed to extending the law this year, even as some argue that Kansas violated the agreement.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
Then, in 2024, Harris ran another historic campaign as the first Black and South Asian woman to be nominated by a major party for president.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Looking for these red flags is counterintelligence 101, an imperfect, laborious, and invasive process that American presidents of both major parties have nevertheless accepted as the cost of doing intelligence business.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
Top Missouri lawmakers of both major parties remain committed to extending the law this year, even as some argue that Kansas violated the agreement.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
Then, in 2024, Harris ran another historic campaign as the first Black and South Asian woman to be nominated by a major party for president.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Major party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20party. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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