美國的主要政黨是民主黨和共和黨。
The main political parties in the United States are the Democrats and the Republicans.
大選在即，主要政黨間的論戰愈演愈烈。
As the election approaches the war of words between the main political parties becomes increasingly intense.
由於兩個(gè)主要政黨都贏(yíng)得了相同數量的席位，因此作為少數派的政黨居於舉足輕重的地位。
Since the two main parties each won the same number of seats, the minority party holds the balance of power.
執政黨在補缺選舉中落選，是一極大挫折。
Defeat in the by-election is a major set-back to the ruling party.
這個(gè)政黨分裂成兩派。
The party was rent in two.
新政黨往往把敵對政黨的思想攫為己有。
A new political party usually poaches ideas from its rivals.
那位政黨領(lǐng)導已被他的對手取而代之了。
The party leader has been supplanted by his rival.
