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