major party

noun

: a political party having electoral strength sufficient to permit it to win control of a government usually with comparative regularity and when defeated to constitute the principal opposition to the party in power

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That’s difficult to say for sure, but the former teacher and football coach is certainly the least wealthy person on either major party ticket this year. —

Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 With six third-party candidates on the ballot for president, Michigan is matched only by Wisconsin for having the most options among swing states for protest voters unhappy with the choices the two major parties have given them. —

Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024 Polling consistently shows that a majority of adults from both major parties support government regulation of AI, and that demand for regulation might even be growing. —

Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024 Both major parties are aiming to sway voters in the struggle for Senate control. —

Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for major party