third party
nouncandidate·updated May 13, 2026
A person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, agreement, business, etc.
Framework senses
- §1
- A person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, agreement, business, etc.
- §1
- A person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, agreement, business, etc.
- §1
- A person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, agreement, business, etc.
- §1
- A person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, agreement, business, etc.
- §1 · EU
- Natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor
- §1
- an entity that is involved in some way in an interaction that is primarily between two other entities. [Please see note, especially regarding NIST CSRC terms that we might incorporate into this definition.]
- §1
- a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system
- §2
- someone other than the principals who are involved in a transaction