partisan

[ UK /pˈɑːtɪsən/ ]
[ US /ˈpɑɹtəzən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  2. a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
  3. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
ADJECTIVE
  1. devoted to a cause or party
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How To Use partisan In A Sentence

  • So it's a little more than passing strange that Mr. Brooks clucks about Mr. Obama's "über-partisan budget" when, given the last few weeks of shrieking and wailing from the Republicans about socialism and communism, he's been the voice of moderation in the room. Moderately Shocked
  • I think what we really need is a bipartisanship approach to healthcare.
  • At the beginning of the protest, Aristide partisans attacked demonstrators, hitting one with a rock and shooting another.
  • During the night two young partisans sat on guard at the bedroom door listening to murmured conversation. Whicker's War
  • The Kennedy partisans are quite a tongue-tied bunch, all of them struggling gamely, if inarticulately, to somehow dismiss or disdain or circumlocute what is, apparently, the main focus of the film. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • When guerrilla or partisan warfare further exasperated him, Grant proposed radical measures.
  • The sad fact is that if the Democrats had tried to make a big issue of the matter the press would have criticized them unmercifully for spoiling the 100th birthday celebrations of a great man with their petty partisan politics.
  • The partisans fought a revolutionary war in a constantly shifting pattern, and their leadership did so with a political aim.
  • In such a tightly managed duopoly partisan change is slow in coming, and then likely to be slow to dislodge.
  • Last month, Najib said the government would establish a bi- partisan parliamentary committee to review changes to electoral rules, and that authorities would also consider amending laws governing censorship of print media. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
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