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/pˈɑːtɪzən/
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NOUN
- 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 partizan In A Sentence
- He desired by this selection to assure the public of an evenly balanced nonpartizan administration. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss
- Has it ever been, or will it ever be otherwise than that political and partizan views should, more or less, control such elections? Chris Rodda: A Little History Lesson For Rep. Walter B. Jones About Military Chaplains
- A year ago, aristocrate implied one who was an advocate for the privileges of the nobility, and a partizan of the ancient government -- at present a man is an aristocrate for entertaining exactly the same principles which at that time constituted a patriot; and, I believe, the computation is moderate, when I say, that more than three parts of the nation are aristocrates. A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part II., 1793 Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners
- But all I see now is a republican partizan, who sees the world in the simplest of ways under the most convenient terms possible. Quote Of The Day
- Eight years ago Bush ran as the candidate for change who would be bipartizan in his approach to govern. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
- Cleo has now issued a come and get me plea to the Reds, although admitting that Partizan will eventually decide his future.
- It overturns the national balance of parties, perpetuates a pernicious sectionalism, and deprives the South of that bipartizan rivalry which keeps open the currents of political life. The Boss and the Machine; a chronicle of the politicians and party organization
- Men of anti-slavery proclivities held nonpartizan meetings and conventions. An Anti-Slavery Crusade; a chronicle of the gathering storm
- Nightingale of Ceiriog, the sweet caroller Huw Morus, the enthusiastic partizan of Charles and the Church of England, and the never-tiring lampooner of Oliver and the Independents. Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery
- Those who have seen most, and thought most on this subject, admit that such elections have been mainly partizan movements. Chris Rodda: A Little History Lesson For Rep. Walter B. Jones About Military Chaplains