uniparty

English

Etymology

From uni- +‎ party.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈjuːnɪˌpɑɹti/, [ˈjuːnɪˌpʰɑɹɾi]
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Adjective

uniparty (not comparable)

1. (politics) Having only one political party, especially where opposition parties are outlawed; one-party, monoparty.
   • 1967, Claude Ake, A Theory of Political Integration, page 14:

     The approaches discussed are ( in shorthand ) the charismatic legitimation theory, the elite-mass gap theory, and the uniparty theory.

   • 1980, Richard A. Fredland, Africa Faces the World, page 21:

     The command economy, well as other factors, fosters non-participatory political systems, and gives rise to uniparty situations.

   • 2021, James S. Coleman, Carl G. Rosberg, Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa, page 668:

     Fourth, in order to consolidate uniparty systems, African party leaders have put forward a theoretical defense, a rationale, for the new type of polity.

2. Involving only one party (person or group).
   • 1987, V. Bhaskara Rao, B. Venkateswarlu, Parliamentary Democracy in India, page 130:

     This was primarily because of the uniparty dominance of the Congress party.

   • 2012, Dr. Toran Hansen, The Generalist Approach to Conflict Resolution: A Guidebook, page 87:

     If a party has already decided that they would like to primarily engage at the agent level, particularly if they would like to change themselves as the target system, then they should consider uniparty processes.

Derived terms

• unipartism

Translations

having only one political party — see monoparty

Noun

uniparty (plural uniparties)

1. (US, politics, derogatory) Multiple political parties that have a shared vision which tends to uphold the same powerful elite regardless of party affiliation.
   • 2020, Matt Gaetz, Firebrand: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the MAGA Revolution:

     Trump will never be part of the uniparty because he may be the first American politician to successfully run against it as a foil.

   • 2022, Jim Belcher, Cold Civil War:

     While the power in the party still resided with those most compromised by the DC uniparty and who rarely challenged the ruling oligarchic elites, there were hints of a new America First Caucus being formed in the House that was committed to policies that challenged the bipartisan status quo.

   • 2023, Floyd G. Brown, Counterpunch, page 20:

     But the moment they got the slightest traction with all the good ideas they had in tow, the uniparty swung into action. Neither Republicans nor Democrats dared allow anyone not willing to play by the new rules to win.