hostile party
Example Sentences
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This threat was implicitly raised last week by Iraqi Foreign Minister Saadoun Hammadi, who warned that Iraq would consider the U.S. a "hostile party in the gulf conflict" if it sent supplies to Iran.
From Time Magazine Archive
Presidents had had to contend with at least one branch of Congress controlled by a hostile party.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thirteen of Amathla’s people immediately escaped to Fort King, while the others, deterred by their fears, remained until the return of the principal band, when they joined the hostile party.
From Diary in America, Series Two by Marryat, Frederick
The commons stood firm on the main issues, and the hostile party in the lords, who had vowed to mar this reform, flinched at the last moment.
From The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) by Brodrick, George C. (George Charles)
That the banner of the Church floated over the one camp, while the standard of the Empire rallied to itself the hostile party, was a matter of comparatively superficial moment.
From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by Symonds, John Addington
