partisan
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- noun
- /ˈpɑːrtɪzən/
- 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
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- 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.
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Tocqueville, a partisan of human liberty in spite of its misery, resists history's unmoderated movement.
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The WCC is uniquely placed to bring partisans of differing and conflicting schools of thought into dialogue.
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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 stays loyal to a cause or someone even when it is difficult
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A person who supports one side in a disagreement
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A person who strongly supports a group or cause and ignores other views
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A person who strongly supports a cause and tries to persuade others
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
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.