平党員

ひらとういん

rank-and-file party member

政党員

せいとういん

member of a political party

党員集会

とういんしゅうかい

caucus

党役員

とうやくいん

party officer

野党議員

やとうぎいん

opposition Diet member; member of parliament in an opposition party

与党議員

よとうぎいん

lawmakers from the ruling parties, government member of parliament

党

とう

party (political)

党利党略

とうりとうりゃく

party political interests, partisan politics

野党党首

やとうとうしゅ

opposition leader

共産党中央委員会

きょうさんとうちゅうおういいんかい

Central Committee of the Communist Party

民主党全国委員会

みんしゅとうぜんこくいいんかい

Democratic National Committee (US), DNC

員

いん

member

野党第一党

やとうだいいっとう

leading opposition party; main opposition party; largest opposition party

会党

かいとう

any of a number of secret societies of ancient China (often opposed to the government)

他党

たとう

other parties, other forces

両党

りょうとう

both political parties

郷党

きょうとう

people from one's hometown

分党

ぶんとう

secession from a party

凶党

きょうとう

gang, gangsters