KnowraPolitical partyLinked fromLinked fromThe 41 pages that link to Political party, each with the reason it gives.All 41Broader topic 4Related 14Narrower topic 16Compared with 7IdeologyCompared with: Parties may promote ideologies, but they are organizations rather than systems of ideas.Interest groupCompared with: Parties primarily pursue office, whereas interest groups primarily seek policy influence.Workers’ councilsCompared with: Council advocates often distinguish direct worker representation from rule through a party hierarchy.Independent politicianCompared with: Party candidates rely on formal affiliation and collective organization that independent politicians lack.Advocacy groupCompared with: Unlike most advocacy groups, parties nominate candidates and seek to govern.Republican factionCompared with: Republican factions can exist without the formal organization or electoral role of a party.Third International TheoryCompared with: The theory rejects parties as instruments that let a minority govern in the people’s name.