The head of a military party branch is called a tawjihi, or guide.

By 1978, he had become president of the main party branch.

Ahead of the plenum there had been unprecedented calls from party branches for Gorbachev to step down.

He has chaired the local party branch in two periods.

These local party branches reflect the officer positions at the national level.

The committee sought to turn the results of its inquiry over to Morgan's party branch for possible disciplinary action.

Recruitment was accomplished by the party branches in the factories and enterprises.

The local party branch chose Clarke who received 60 of 74 votes.

"My party branch was union people, then lawyers," Victor said.

She served as president of her local party branch, and was a delegate to the party's state conference.