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| Political Party | Organized group that seeks to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office |
| Major Parties | The dominant political parties in a government system. |
| Coalition | A union of persons or groups of diverse interests; an alliance of parties for the purpose of forming a government. |
| Minor Party | One of the less widely supported parties in a governmental system. |
| Two-Party System | Political system in which the candidates of only two parties have a reasonable chance of winning elections. |
| Single-Member District | Electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each office on the ballot. |
| Plurality | In an election at least one more vote than that received by any other candidate; a plurality may or may not be a majority of the total vote. |
| Pluralistic Society | One consisting of several distinct cultures and groups. |
| Consensus | General agreement among various groups on fundamental matters. |
| Multiparty | political system in which three or more major parties compete for public offices. |
| One-Party System | Political system in which only one party exists, or in which only one party has a reasonable chance of winning elections. |
| Electorate | All the persons entitled to vote in a given election |
| Ideological Parties | Political parties based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters. |
| Single Issue Parties | Political parties that concentrate on a single public policy issue. |
| Economic Protest Parties | Political parties rooted in periods of economic discontent. |
| Splinter Parties | Political parties that have split away from one of the major parties. |
| Ward | Local unit of party organization; also a district within a city for city council elections. |
| Precinct | The smallest unit election administration ; a local voting district. |
| Split-Ticket Voting | voting for candidates of more than one party in the same election. |
