microparty
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]microparty (plural microparties)
- (chiefly Australian politics) A very small political party.
- 2022 August 26, Natasha Frost, “The Long Tail of Covid-19 Disinformation”, in The New York Times[1]:
- But in the upcoming state elections in the state of Victoria, where residents endured months of lockdown, the effects of Covid-19 restrictions may yet make themselves felt, with anti-restriction microparties — such as the Angry Victorians Party and the Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party — hoping to appear on the ballot.