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partisan

1

[ pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn; British pahr-tuh-zan ]

noun

  1. an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.

    Antonyms: opponent

  2. 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

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of partisans; partial to a specific party, person, etc.:

    partisan politics.

    Synonyms: prejudiced, biased

  2. of, relating to, or carried on by military partisans or guerrillas.

partisan

2

[ pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. an adherent or devotee of a cause, party, etc
    1. a member of an armed resistance group within occupied territory, esp in Italy or the Balkans in World War II
    2. ( as modifier )

      partisan forces

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan
  2. relating to or excessively devoted to one party, faction, etc; one-sided

    partisan control

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

partisan

2

/ ˈpɑːtɪzən /

noun

  1. a spear or pike with two opposing axe blades or spikes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌpartiˈsanship, noun
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Other Words From

  • par·ti·san·ship par·ti·san·ry noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of partisan1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Middle French, from Upper Italian parteźan (Tuscan partigiano ), equivalent to part(e) “faction, part” ( part ) + -eźan (from unattested Vulgar Latin -ēs- adjective suffix of place ( -ese ) + Latin -iānus adjective suffix ( -ian )

Origin of partisan2

1550–60; < Middle French partizane < Upper Italian parteźana, probably by ellipsis from (unattested) arma parteźana “weapon borne by members of a faction”; partisan 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of partisan1

C16: via French, from Old Italian partigiano, from parte faction, from Latin pars part

Origin of partisan2

C16: from French partizane, from Old Italian partigiana, from partigiano partisan 1
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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.

From BBC

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”.

From Salon

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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