partisan
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- noun
- /ˈpɑːrtɪzən/
:
partidario
- I make it clear that I'm writing not as a partisan or a critic, but as a philosopher.
- partisans of opposition
- communist partisans
- Democratic partisans
So if you are a former partisan, what do you do now?
- So if you are a former partisan, what do you do now?
- The Greens tended to be somewhat pro Monophysite and Theodora was a partisan of the Greens.
Examples
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Three days later, the partisans arrive, and the uncle slips away with them into the woods.
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39 The duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, a fervent partisan of abolition, was president.
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So if you are a former partisan, what do you do now?
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We as readers grasp that he is a partisan trying to make secret contact with their uncle.
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I became a partisan and I fought against the fascists.
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For the next two years, Ben fought with a legendary band of partisans commanded by a former Soviet general.
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Jakob and Lilli were both biologists, but they were also both Jews, communists, and partisans of the French resistance.
Academic text (2013) -
Tocqueville, a partisan of human liberty in spite of its misery, resists history's unmoderated movement.
Academic text (1992) -
The WCC is uniquely placed to bring partisans of differing and conflicting schools of thought into dialogue.
Academic text (1991) -
As a dedicated partisan of environmental protection, she actively campaigned for stricter laws against pollution.
Synonyms
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A person who backs a team or a cause
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A person who is very interested and excited about a hobby or subject
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A person who supports a government, leader, or cause during a revolt
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A person who supports a cause very strongly and refuses to change
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A person who supports a party, leader, or idea and helps promote it
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A person who supports one side in a disagreement
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A person who stays loyal to a cause or someone even when it is difficult
A person who strongly supports a group or cause and ignores other views
A person who is very loyal to one political party and not fair to others
Someone shows strong support for one group inside an organization, causing division
A person who strongly supports a cause and tries to persuade others
Antonyms
How Partisan
Surface Forms
Morphology
partisan = party (semi-transparent) = parti + an
Formally analyzable as 'party' + '-an' (relating to or belonging to a party), but the suffix shape is borrowed and the word commonly conveys a connotation of biased loyalty that is not fully predictable from the base alone.
Etymology
Partisan (noun) comes from the idea of being in a part 'part' or 'party', so a partisan is someone who strongly supports one side and stands with their group.