(business) A fellow business professional who acts as a moderating influence and mentor

plural of partial dependency

A pre-planned party in which participants secretively gather in a certain location, wait for the arrival of the person they wish to honour and, traditionally, greet the arrival of the honoured person by shouting, "Surprise!".

(UK politics) A centre-right political party, official full name Conservative and Unionist Party, informally known as the Tory Party. / (Canadian politics) Clipping of Progressive Conservative Party.

(grammar) The form of an English verb that ends in -ing and can function as a noun, an adjective, or a progressive verb.

Capable of being parted.

A photon with a wavelength short enough to be considered a gamma ray, usually emitted from radioactivity.

(politics) Within a legislative body, a member appointed by a political party and given the authority to ensure that all members of that party participate in voting and vote strictly as directed by the party in all votes where adherence to a party line is required.

(informal) To organize and execute a party.

An orgy.