third party

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Someone not directly involved in a transaction; an entity beyond the seller (first party) and customer (second party).
Someone only incidentally or tangentially connected to an incident or dispute; someone other than the principals; a bystander or independent witness.
A political party in opposition to the main parties in a two-party system.
A person or party not directly involved with an arrangement, in contrast to active parties, characteristically the first party (producer) and second party (consumer).

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