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  • noun Plural form of partygoer.

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Examples

  • For Forman, both of these possible outcomes are equally absurd, and both are clearly tied to aspects of Communist society just as the fire brigade stand in for the Communist Politburo, the partygoers are the proletariat, trapped within an absurd situation with absurd leaders, and forced by these circumstances to act in dishonest and despicable ways.

    The Firemen's Ball Ed Howard 2008

  • For Forman, both of these possible outcomes are equally absurd, and both are clearly tied to aspects of Communist society just as the fire brigade stand in for the Communist Politburo, the partygoers are the proletariat, trapped within an absurd situation with absurd leaders, and forced by these circumstances to act in dishonest and despicable ways.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Ed Howard 2008

  • Police said the city wasn't the target of a New Year's Eve terror threat, but they had a strict security plan in place, with sealed manhole covers, counter-snipers on rooftops and checkpoints for partygoers.

    Crowds in NYC's Times Square ring in 2011 2011

  • At one point, a military marching band paraded through the square the entertain the partygoers.

    Egyptians mass in Cairo to mark Mubarak fall 2011

  • A previous "celebrity" who famously sent a signed book was J K Rowling, but this time it seems as if partygoers will have to make do with David Jason (Inspector Frost), Joanna Lumley, D B C Pierre, David Cameron and Cherie Booth.

    Current Affairs Maxine 2009

  • But police had a strict security plan in place, with sealed manhole covers, counter-snipers on rooftops and checkpoints for partygoers to pass through on their way to the country's largest annual New Year's celebration.

    Millions Gather Worldwide To Ring In New Year By BETH FOUHY 2011

  • Prospective business partners angled to get close to him and praised him as a guru of the lucrative “urban” market, while grateful partygoers hailed him as a modern-day Gatsby.

    The End of White America? 2009

  • And of the many partygoers who witnessed the crime, none would talk to police.

    Two 28-Year-Old Murders Solved On The Same Day Will Guzzardi 2011

  • It's early evening, and the line of partygoers waiting for wristbands snakes through the graffiti-painted alleyway.

    Riding the edge: For a moment, skaters, punk bands and artists had a secret place to call home. Melissa Bell 2010

  • And of the many partygoers who witnessed the crime, none would talk to police.

    Two 28-Year-Old Murders Solved On The Same Day Will Guzzardi 2011

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