third-par·ty
ˈthərd-ˈpär-tē 
1
: of, relating to, or involving a third party
third-party insurance
2
: of, relating to, or being software that is created by a vendor to be compatible with the products of another vendor
1
: a person other than the principals
a third party to a divorce proceeding
insurance against injury to third parties
2
a
: a major political party operating over a limited period of time in addition to two other major parties in a nation or state normally characterized by a two-party system
b
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Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
To bolster content, many outlets outsource syndicated third-party content.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The document said Lopez would be ineligible to return to Microsoft as an employee, contractor, or in any other capacity, including an employee of a Microsoft partner, customer or other third party.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 22 May 2025
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Adjective
The recent push by big tech companies to loosen copyright and intellectual property standards has only accelerated the trend of companies questioning their reliance on third-party providers.
—Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
To bolster content, many outlets outsource syndicated third-party content.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Noun
Seagate’s first generation HAMR drives used third party lasers to heat the disks.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The document said Lopez would be ineligible to return to Microsoft as an employee, contractor, or in any other capacity, including an employee of a Microsoft partner, customer or other third party.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 22 May 2025
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“Third-party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third-party. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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