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third party

–noun
1. any party to an incident, case, quarrel, etc., who is incidentally involved.
2. (in a two-party system) a political party formed as a dissenting or independent group from members of one or both of the two prevailing major parties.

Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism
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third party  
n.  
  1. A political party organized as opposition to the existing parties in a two-party system.

  2. One other than the principals involved in a transaction: I pay rent to a third party, not directly to the landlord.

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Main Entry: third party
see PARTY 1a, b
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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