Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
partizan , partizan.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff.
- adjective Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party.
- adjective (Mil.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command.
- adjective (Mil.) a member of a partisan corps.
- noun An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest.
- noun The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.
- noun Any member of such a corps.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun historical A
spear with a triangular, double-edged blade. - noun obsolete A soldier armed with such a weapon.
- noun An
adherent to aparty orfaction . - noun A
fervent , sometimes militant,supporter or proponent of aparty , cause, faction, person, or idea. - noun A guerilla fighter; a member of detached light troops acting behind enemy lines.
- noun The
commander of a body of detached lighttroops engaged in makingforays and harassing an enemy. - adjective
Serving ascommander ormember of a body ofdetached lighttroops : as, a partisan officer or corps. - adjective
Adherent to aparty orfaction ; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal. - adjective
Devoted to orbiased in support of a party, group, or cause: partisan politics.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
- noun an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
- adjective devoted to a cause or party
- noun a fervent and even militant proponent of something
Etymologies
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Examples
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Jeremy: I wouldn't use the term partisan hack after what you just wrote.
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"I also think you can use the term partisan when it comes to style, how you express yourself and how you communicate in the public square."
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The defining characteristic of a partisan is the inability to apply the same standards to oneself as one does to the opposition.
Matthew Yglesias » Conservatives’ Unhinged Attacks on Nancy Pelosi
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In his opening statement at the wide-ranging news conference, Obama announced Goolsbee's appointment and again blamed Republicans for blocking his economic platform for what he calls partisan reasons.
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In doing so, it bashed Fox News and MSNBC for what it described as their partisan leanings:
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In his opening statement at the wide-ranging news conference, Obama announced Goolsbee's appointment and again blamed Republicans for blocking his economic platform for what he calls partisan reasons.
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In doing so, it bashed Fox News and MSNBC for what it described as their partisan leanings:
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Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill, who is the main sponsor of the bill in the Senate, said he was disappointed by what he called the partisan nature of the debate.
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In remarks at the start of a wide-ranging press conference, Obama again blamed Republicans for blocking his economic platform for what he calls partisan reasons.
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Some stories we're working on right now here in THE SITUATION ROOM: more finger-pointing in Alaska, as five fellow Republicans go to court to try to stop what they call the partisan witch-hunt of Governor Palin.
kingparton commented on the word partisan
I wrote as an enthusiast and a partisan—and with, it now seems to me, a certain naiveté.
Susan Sontag, Against Interpretation and Other Essays
November 19, 2011