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partisan
1[ pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn; British pahr-tuh-zan ]
noun
- an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
Antonyms:
- Military. a member of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, especially a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of partisans; partial to a specific party, person, etc.:
partisan politics.
Synonyms: ,
- of, relating to, or carried on by military partisans or guerrillas.
partisan
2[ pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn ]
noun
- a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
partisan
1/ ˈpɑːtɪˌzæn; ˌpɑːtɪˈzæn /
noun
- an adherent or devotee of a cause, party, etc
- a member of an armed resistance group within occupied territory, esp in Italy or the Balkans in World War II
- ( as modifier )
partisan forces
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan
- relating to or excessively devoted to one party, faction, etc; one-sided
partisan control
partisan
2/ ˈɑːɪə /
noun
- a spear or pike with two opposing axe blades or spikes
Derived Forms
- ˌ貹پˈԲ, noun
Other 51Թs From
- 貹·پ·· 貹·پ·· noun
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Example Sentences
The media, of course, was still “fake news” and the Democrats were still crazy leftists while the judiciary was incompetent and partisan.
There are some important differences from the litigation style of Biden’s partisan opponents, however.
“Now, they are bringing partisan politics directly to the cafeteria table, threatening our children’s food security as a mechanism to force states to comply with a national ideological agenda. This is flat-out wrong.”
More than just informing, it should create pathways for weak partisans and nonideologues pathways to feel connected to a broader left community.
In the current partisan environment, the threat to public health from a concerted movement to undermine the public’s trust in science and vaccines is real.
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