'The Party' in political contexts usually refers to a dominant
political party in a country, often the ''only'' party (in a
single party systems). Commonly such term is used to refer to
communist party in
communist states.
For example, in reference to the
Soviet Union, 'the Party' means the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union; in reference to
People's Republic of Poland it refers to the
Polish United Workers' Party.
See also
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Dominant-party system