third party

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Noun

third party (countable and uncountable; plural third parties)

1. a political party in opposition to the main parties in a two-party system
2. someone not directly involved in a transaction. A third entity in the Seller (first party) and Customer (second party) relationship. A Seller may employ a third party to perform specific services to augment the value of a product. For example, a manufacturer may employ a third party to pack and distribute a product. A computer manufacturer may augment their product with software from a third-party supplier.
3. someone only incidentally or tangentially connected to an incident or dispute; someone other than the principals; a bystander or independent witness.

Translations

a political party in opposition to the main parties in a two-party system

Finnish: kolmas puolue (fi) French: troisième parti m.

Japanese: 第三党 (ja) (daisantō) Macedonian: трета партија (mk) (tréta pártija) f.

someone not directly involved in a transaction.

Danish: tredjepart (da) c. Finnish: kolmas osapuoli (fi), kolmas henkilö (fi), kolmas (fi); ulkopuolinen (fi) French: tiers (fr) m. German: Dritte (de) pl. Japanese: 第三者 (ja) (daisansha)

Korean: 제삼자 (ko) (jesamja) Macedonian: трето лице (mk) (tréto líce) n. Norwegian: tredjeperson (no) pl. Russian: третье лицо (ru) (tret'ye litso) n. Spanish: terceros (es) m. pl.

Derived terms

• third-party (adjective)