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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: opponent
- 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: prejudiced, biased
- 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/ ˈpɑːtɪzən /
noun
- a spear or pike with two opposing axe blades or spikes
Derived Forms
- ˌpartiˈsanship, noun
Other Words From
- par·ti·san·ship par·ti·san·ry noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of partisan1
Origin of partisan2
Word History and Origins
Origin of partisan1
Origin of partisan2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Most policy proposals did not see significant splits among age, race, gender or other demographic factors, though there were large partisan differences in the level of support for many ideas.
Indian Americans are split along partisan party lines, with Democrats expressing greater empathy for Palestinians and Republicans leaning pro-Israel.
But the militant group now has to contend with an aftermath that for many Lebanese, including some Hezbollah partisans, looks very much like defeat.
It repeatedly used language such as “partisan” and “polarizing”.
In a dissent that reads like a partisan diatribe from a Trump social media post, Alito wrote an eight-page rant that blatantly misrepresents the court record.
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