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partisan::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | enthusiast, partizan |
| Type of | supporter, champion, protagonist, booster, friend, admirer |
| Has types | sports fan, addict, backslapper, balletomane, fan, fanatic, fiend, freak, gadgeteer, junkie, junky, nut, rooter, shutterbug |
| Derivation | partisanship |
partisan::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | drumbeater, zealot |
| Type of | proponent, advocator, advocate, exponent |
| Has types | dogmatist, bigot, doctrinaire |
| Derivation | partisanship |
partisan::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | partizan |
Examples of partisan
partisan
Obama conceded that everything he asked for would prompt more partisan disputes.
From the dailyherald.com
He has said he doesn't attend the annual address because it has become partisan.
From the dailyherald.com
The crisis commission's findings were caught up in immediate partisan bickering.
From the sacbee.com
Six of the nine firms that applied for the position were alleged to be partisan.
From the latimes.com
Judges in most Missouri counties are voted onto the bench in partisan elections.
From the stltoday.com
Bi-partisan support for the Chinese Trade Bill is another threat to the outlook.
From the forbes.com
Partisan supporters of other contestants claimed home-island bias by the judges.
From the sfgate.com
That leaves the remaining tangle of dysfunction, the hyper-partisan legislature.
From the economist.com
The whole matter, he pronounced, was simply too important for partisan politics.
From the time.com
- A fervent and even militant proponent of something
- Devoted to a cause or party
- Enthusiast: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
- A pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
- (partisanship) partiality: an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
- A partisan is a member of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation by some kind of insurgent activity. ...
- In politics, a partisan is a committed member of a party.
- A partisan (also partizan) is a type of polearm that was used in Europe during medieval times. It consisted of a spearhead mounted on a long shaft (usually made of wood) with protrusions on the sides, which aided in the user in parrying sword thrusts. ...
- "The Partisan" ("La Complainte du Partisan") is a song about the French Resistance in World War II. The song was written in 1943 in London by Anna Marly and Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie. ...
