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par·ti·san1       [pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn; Brit. pahr-tuh-zan] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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.
–adjective
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.
Also, partizan.

[Origin: 1545–55; < MF < Upper It parteźan (Tuscan partigiano), equiv. to part(e) faction, part + -eźan (< VL *-és- -ese + L -iānus -ian)]

—Related forms
par·ti·san·ship, par·ti·san·ry, noun

—Synonyms 1. See follower. 3. biased, prejudiced.
—Antonyms 1. opponent.
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par·ti·san 1       (pär'tĭ-zən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
  2. A member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory; a guerrilla.

adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan or partisans.
  2. Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause: partisan politics.


[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.
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Partisanship

Par"ti*san*ship\, n. The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a party; feelings or conduct appropriate to a partisan.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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