multiparty

[ muhl-tee-pahr-tee, muhl-tahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

multiparty

/ ˌmʌltɪˈpɑːtɪ /

of or relating to a state, political system, etc, in which more than one political party is permitted
multiparty democracy

First recorded in 1905–10; multi- + party

In 1958, Venezuela packed off its last military dictator and established a multiparty democracy.

Turkey's experiment with a multiparty system started five in the 1950s; Egypt's is just beginning.

Turkey's AKP transformed itself after it broke with a more radical Islamist base to adapt in a multiparty atmosphere.

The Rwandan Constitution sets forth the basic tenets of democracy and provides for a multiparty system.

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