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bloc party en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Calque of German Blockpartei.

Meanings

A nonruling political party that exists in a largely symbolic capacity within a de facto one-party system, particularly in communist regimes.
- Bloc party membership was largely opportunistic, offering a niche in public life (officially sanctioned yet apart from the SED), and opportunities for career advancement. 1996, Paul G. Lewis, editor, Party Structure and Organization in East-Central Europe, Edward Elgar Publishing, →ISBN, page 173:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
bloc parties	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

satellite party

Translations (4)

ko 위성정당 (Translations) · de Blockpartei (Translations) · cmn 民主黨派 /民主党派 (Translations) · cmn 花瓶黨 /花瓶党 (Translations)