A party of one

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Hi, I'm Brazilian
I was reading a book and I saw the expression "a party of one" and "a party of two".
I've looked for this in many different dictionaries and websites.
I hope you can help me
Thanks a lot.

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In this context, it means "there was one person" and "there were two people". It is a somewhat old-fashioned use of the term "party" >> informal, dated a person: an old party came in to clean..

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Hi, I'm Brazilian
I was reading a book and I saw the expression "a party of one" and "a party of two".
I've looked for this in many different dictionaries and websites.
I hope you can help me
Thanks a lot.

When entering a restaurant, sometimes you are asked "A party of how many?" You would then answer, "A party of 2,3 or however many people."

Sometimes you may read that a party of one is a lonely number.