n (law) A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
n A person.
n (slang, dated) A person; an individual.
n With to: an accessory, someone who takes part.
n (now rare in general sense) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.
n (roleplaying games, online gaming) Active player characters organized into a single group.
n (video games) A group of characters controlled by the player.
n (politics) Political party; political group considered as a formal whole, united under one specific political platform of issues and campaigning to take part in government.
n (military) A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose.
n A group of persons collected or gathered together for some particular purpose.
n A gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing.
n A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity.
n A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
n A small group of birds or mammals.
n (obsolete) A part or division.