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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
par·ti·san1
[pahr-tuh-zuh
n, -suh
n; Brit. pahr-tuh-zan] Pronunciation Key
[pahr-tuh-zuh
n, -suh
n; Brit. pahr-tuh-zan] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, esp. a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance. |
| 2. | Military. a member of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, esp. a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army. |
| 3. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of partisans; partial to a specific party, person, etc.: partisan politics. |
| 4. | of, pertaining to, or carried on by military partisans or guerrillas. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| par·ti·san 1
(pär'tĭ-zən) Pronunciation Key
n.
adj.
[French, from Old French, from Old Italian dialectal partisano, variant of Old Italian partigiano, from parte, part, from Latin pars, part-; see part.] par'ti·san·ship' n. |
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| partisanship | |
noun | |
| an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives [syn: partiality] [ant: impartiality] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Partisanship
Par"ti*san*ship\, n. The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a party; feelings or conduct appropriate to a partisan.
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