war party
nounDefinition of war party
1
: a group of American Indians on the warpath
2
: a usually jingoistic political party advocating or upholding a war
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Soon after his son's return, Dine Nez hired Hastiin Tsé Lichíí' Nééz, Tall Red Rock, to perform the Enemy Way, a religious ritual meant to bring peace to a returning warrior by re-enacting a war party. — Betty Reid, azcentral, "To Chester Nez, last of the original Code Talkers, the words are more than a code," 29 Aug. 2019 The bold ones surge out like a marauding war party to meet whatever gets caught in their web. — Megan Molteni, WIRED, "Colonies of Aggressive, Social Spiders Boom After a Hurricane," 19 Aug. 2019 The withdrawal of Houthi fighters from the strategic city was part of an agreement reached between Yemen's warring parties in Stockholm last December. — Becky Anderson, CNN, "UAE partially withdrawing from Yemen, says official," 8 July 2019 The expectation is that the warring parties will avoid bombing those areas. — Patrick Dehahn, Quartz, "The Syria conflict has seen over 570 attacks on civilian hospitals," 22 June 2019 The meeting, which took place in Murree, outside Islamabad, was one of the highest-level contacts between the two warring parties in recent years, offering hope that a formal peace process could soon begin. — Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ, "U.S. Envoy, Taliban Officials Meet to Discuss Afghan Peace Talks," 25 July 2018 De Mistura has held several rounds of negotiations with Syria's warring parties in recent years but has made little progress toward ending the conflict. — Fox News, "The Latest: UN envoy suggests civilians leave Syria's Idlib," 30 Aug. 2018 The United Nations is close to creating conditions for the start of peace talks in Sweden between Yemen’s warring parties December but there is no agreement yet, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday. — Edith M. Lederer, The Seattle Times, "UN chief: UN close to starting Yemen peace talks in Sweden," 28 Nov. 2018 Internal borders that divide warring parties mean ordinary Syrians must cough up cash to navigate daily life, even as the conflict begins to wind down. — Raja Abdulrahim, WSJ, "‘They’re All Thieves’: Navigating Syria’s Checkpoint Shakedowns," 23 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'war party.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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