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- noun   practices of 
partisans ;partisanship  
Etymologies
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Examples
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"mean-spirited," "partisanism," "corrupt politics," etc., etc. Most recently, Sen. Evan Bayh shocked the Washington, D.C., political scene by his decision to resign from Congress.
LJWorld.com stories: News Lawrence Bob Hinton 2010
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I wish pragmatism supplanted bi-partisanism as the action word of the day.
The Perfect Storm of Cap and Trade. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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I think it's time for those in politics to think of the country and NOT of partisanism.
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Take lobbyism, politicism, and partisanism out of government and maybe we'll see a better future for you, me, our children and the populace as a whole.
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This extreme partisanism makes me fear for the country that I love and was willing to give my life for.
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"Now it will feature slowness, corruption, favoritism, and partisanism in absolute favor of the ruling party."
Eastern Star 2010
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The problem is the divisive partisanism of the rank and rile democrat.
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And newly elected politicians who view bi-partisanism as an act of betrayal won't help.
Jim Wallis: It Takes a Movement: Why Politics is Frozen Solid -- Part 2 Jim Wallis 2010
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And newly elected politicians who view bi-partisanism as an act of betrayal won't help.
Jim Wallis: It Takes a Movement: Why Politics is Frozen Solid -- Part 2 Jim Wallis 2010
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That's something you don't play politics with; it's above partisanism.
 
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