TEA PARTY Definition & Meaning

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tea party

noun

a social gathering, usually in the afternoon, at which tea and light refreshments are served.
(initial capital letters) a conservative political movement in the U.S. that opposes taxes and government spending: named in reference to the Boston Tea Party of 1773.

Tea Party

noun

(in the US) a political movement, associated with the right wing of the Republican Party, favouring reduction in taxation and government spending

tea party

noun

a social gathering in the afternoon at which tea is served

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tea party¹

First recorded in 1770–80

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tea party¹

C21: after the Boston Tea Party

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They are being inundated with phone calls and the town halls are starting to look like they're about to get a taste of some of their own tea party medicine.

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"In some cases they were absolutely lovely and in some it was literally like a Mad Hatter's tea party, just absolute chaos," he laughed.

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The driver of a car that crashed into a school tea party, killing two eight-year-old girls, has been released on bail pending further investigations.

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The driver of a car that crashed into a school tea party, killing two eight-year-old girls, has been rearrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

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Even the short-lived “tea party” movement embraced socialism in that sense, as evidenced by the comically misguided slogan “Take your government hands off my Medicare!”

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