English Explanatory Dictionary

bloc party

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A non-ruling political party that exists pro forma in what is de facto a one-party system, most notably in communist regimes.

Word forms

bloc party bloc parties

Etymology

Calque of German Blockpartei.

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