一党・１党|いっとうittou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounone party; one faction; one clique

• Synonym一味いちみWrittenWritten. Fellow conspirators, as in 「犯人の一味」; it usually means a criminal or plotting gang, while 「一党」 is not limited to that.
• Synonym閥ばつWrittenWritten. An exclusive clique formed on family background or connections, often a suffix as in 「学閥」; 「一党」 does not stress such origins.
• Synonym派はNeutralA school or faction, mostly a suffix as in 「印象派」「改革派」, with a very broad range; 「一党」 points to a single group.
• Synonym徒党ととうWrittenWritten. A group banded together to plot something, as in 「徒党を組む」; it carries a pejorative shade, while 「一党」 is itself fairly neutral.
• Synonym閥族ばつぞくWrittenWritten. A distinguished family or a faction formed along family lines; rare in modern use, and unlike 「一党」 it stresses family standing.
• Synonym朋党ほうとうWrittenWritten. A group united by shared views or interests, with a historical flavor and rare today; in everyday speech one says 「派閥」.
• Synonym私党しとうWrittenWritten. A party formed without official recognition for private gain, pejorative; 「一党」 carries no hint of private interest.
• Related仲間なかまNeutralCompanions or mates, as in 「仲間に入る」; it stresses close personal ties, while 「一党」 stresses a group with a common purpose.
• Related派閥はばつWrittenAn exclusive faction inside a party, company or other body, as in 「派閥争い」; 「一党」 can denote the whole group itself.
• Related群れむれNeutralA crowd gathered together, especially animals, as in 「羊の群れ」; 「一党」 means people united by a common purpose.
• Related同人どうじんWrittenWritten. Kindred spirits, as in 「同人誌」, and also the person mentioned earlier; 「一党」 leans toward a faction or clique.
• Related社中しゃちゅうWrittenWritten. Fellow pupils in poetry and the like, or people within a company; it leans toward traditional arts, while 「一党」 has no such limit.
• Related輩やからWrittenWritten. A set of people, as in 「不逞の輩」, often with contempt; 「一党」 itself carries no such scorn.
• RelatedグループNeutralA loanword for a group or team, as in 「グループ活動」; the most neutral, all-purpose choice, whereas 「一党」 has a factional tinge.
• Related連中れんちゅうNeutralA bunch of people, as in 「あの連中」; colloquial and often dismissive, and it can also mean a band or troupe, while 「一党」 stays neutral and leans written.
• Related一群れひとむれNeutralA flock of animals or people, or a wide expanse of flowers; it is about numbers and has no factional color, unlike 「一党」, which denotes a faction.
• Related会派かいはWrittenWritten. A group of people with similar views, mostly a parliamentary bloc but also a religious denomination; 「一党」 is not tied to such settings.
• Antonym多党たとうWrittenWritten. The antonym: multiple parties coexisting, opposed to 「一党」 as in 「一党独裁」, where it means a single party.

Use 「一党」 for one political party or one faction, as in 「一党独裁」 and 「一党一派」. For a criminal gang say 「一味」; for a faction inside a party or company, 「派閥」; for companions, 「仲間」; for a group in general, 「グループ」. The written terms 「徒党」「私党」「朋党」「輩」 add pejorative or historical color, 「閥」「閥族」 stress family background and exclusivity, 「派」「会派」 cover schools and parliamentary blocs, 「群れ」「一群れ」 are mere crowds, 「連中」 a colloquial and often dismissive bunch, and 「多党」 is the antonym for many parties.

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1. 同おなじ考かんがえや目的もくてきを持もつ人々ひとびとの集あつまり、またはそのグループ。