Definition

1. Noun:
   • A political party: An organized group of people with shared political goals and a formal structure, often seeking to govern a country.
   • A faction or group: A smaller, often secretive or exclusive group within a larger organization, sometimes with negative connotations.
   • (Archaic/Literary) A band or gang: A group of people united for a common purpose, which can be neutral or negative.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy là đảng viên của một đảng lớn. (He is a member of a major political party.)
  • Nhóm đó bị coi là một đảng phái ly khai. (That group is considered a splinter faction.)
  • (In historical/literary context) Một đảng cướp đã tấn công làng. (A band of robbers attacked the village.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đảng phái": This compound word explicitly refers to political parties or factions, emphasizing the partisan aspect.
  • Chính trường có nhiều đảng phái. (The political scene has many parties.)
• "Đảng viên": A party member.
  • Bà ấy là một đảng viên lâu năm. (She is a long-standing party member.)
• "Nội bộ đảng": Intra-party (matters).
  • Cuộc họp bàn về vấn đề nội bộ đảng. (The meeting discussed intra-party matters.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đảng phái (n): Political party, faction. A more formal term for a political group.
• Chính đảng (n): Political party. A formal term, often used in legal or academic contexts.
• Đảng viên (n): Party member.
• Lãnh đạo đảng (n): Party leadership.

Synonyms

• Tổ chức chính trị (Political organization): A broader term for any organized political group.
• Hội (Association, society): A general term for an association, which can be non-political.
• Nhóm (Group): A neutral, general term for any group of people.

Related Phrases

• "Vào đảng": To join the party (usually a political party).
  • Anh ấy mới được kết nạp vào đảng. (He was just admitted into the party.)
• "Sinh hoạt đảng": Party activities (referring to the meetings and work within a political party).
  • Buổi sinh hoạt đảng diễn ra hàng tuần. (The party activity takes place weekly.)

Related Idioms

• "Trung với Đảng, hiếu với dân": (Loyalty to the Party, filial piety to the people) – A well-known political slogan in Vietnam emphasizing the duty of party members.
• "Theo đuôi đảng phái": (To tail a party/faction) – To blindly follow a political party or group without independent thought.

noun

1. party; gang; band