part
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From Latin pars, partis (a part, portion, share). Extremely productive: part, partial, party (a faction/side), participate (take part), partition (divide into parts), and impartial (not taking a part/side). The word depart literally means 'divide away' — to separate from a place.
Associated Words
all-party
Involving all political parties
anti-apartheid
Opposed to racial segregation, especially as practised in South Africa
apart
Separately or at a distance; into pieces; distinct from others
apartheid
A system of racial segregation and discrimination; to impose such a policy
apartheid-era
Relating to the period of apartheid rule
apartment
A self-contained home within a larger building; a flat
auto-parts
Components or spare parts for automobiles
bipartisan
Involving or supported by two political parties
bipartisanship
Cooperation between two political parties
co-partner
A joint partner in a business or venture
cocktail-party
An informal social gathering with cocktails
compartment
A separate enclosed section within a larger space
counterpart
A person or thing with the same role or function as another in a different context
depart
To leave a place or set out on a journey
departed
Having left or died; a person who has died
department
a division of an organization with a specific function
department-store
A large shop with sections selling many types of goods
departmental
Of or relating to a department
departure
The act of leaving; a deviation from a plan
dinner-party
A social gathering for a formal evening meal
disproportion
A lack of balance or proportion; an imbalance
disproportional
Not in proper proportion; unbalanced
disproportionate
Too large or small relative to something else; not in proper proportion
impart
To give or pass on knowledge, a quality, or information
impartial
Treating all sides equally and fairly; unbiased
impartiality
The quality of being fair and unbiased
impartially
In a fair and unbiased manner
impartible
Not subject to division; indivisible
major-party
A large, influential political party
multi-party
Involving multiple political parties or groups
nanoparticle
A microscopic particle under 100 nanometers in size
non-participant
A person who does not take part in an activity
non-participation
The act of not taking part in something
non-party
Not affiliated with any political party
nonpartisan
Not aligned with any political party; impartial
nonpartisanship
The quality of being politically independent and impartial
part
a portion of something; to separate
part-time
Working or done for fewer hours than a full schedule
part-timer
A person who works part-time
partial
Incomplete or affecting only part of something; biased or unfair
partiality
Unfair bias toward one side; a special fondness for something
partially
To some extent but not completely
partible
Capable of being divided or partitioned
participant
A person who takes part in an activity or event
participants
People who take part in an activity or event
participate
To take part or become involved in an activity
participation
The act of taking part in something
particle
A very small piece of matter; a subatomic unit; a grammatical function word
particular
specific or special; a specific detail
particularity
The quality of being specific; a distinctive detail
particularly
especially; to a notable degree
parties
Social gatherings; political organizations; groups in a legal matter
partisan
A strong supporter of a party or cause; biased in favor of a group
partisanship
Biased support for a particular party or group
partition
To divide into parts; a wall dividing a space; a hard disk section
partly
To some extent but not completely
partner
A person who shares an activity or relationship; to work together
partnership
A cooperative relationship or jointly run business between partners
party
a social gathering; a political group; one side in an agreement
portion
A part or share of something; a serving of food; 部分;一份
pro-apartheid
Supporting racial apartheid
proportion
A part of a whole amount; the relative size or balance between things; to arrange in proper shares
proportional
Corresponding in size or degree; in a constant ratio
proportionate
Corresponding in size or degree; in proper proportion
single-party
Relating to a political system with only one party
spare-parts
Extra components kept to replace broken parts
subpart
A section forming part of a larger part
unproportional
Not in proper proportion