"party list" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: party lists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} party list (plural party lists)
  1. An ordered list of political candidates registered by a political party that determines which candidates are elected based on how many votes the party gets in an election.
    Sense id: en-party_list-en-noun-rZmyPyDY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. A list of people invited to a party.
    Sense id: en-party_list-en-noun-vzWaYjg1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2022, Bryon Moraski, Party Politics in Russia and Ukraine, page 236",
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