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party spirit

party spirit

1 7.0
Strong loyalty to a political party that makes you biased
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑrti ˈspɪrɪt/
translation icon : espíritu de partido
  • During the election season, many citizens felt a strong party spirit as they rallied behind their candidates.

Examples

  • His unwavering party spirit often led him to dismiss ideas from the opposing party.

  • Many important decisions were delayed by excessive party spirit in the legislature.

  • She urged her colleagues to put aside party spirit for the good of the country.

  • The debate turned heated as party spirit began to override objective discussion.

  • The party spirit among the supporters was palpable.

  • Many voters exhibit a strong party spirit during elections.

  • The debate became heated, reflecting the intense party spirit among the participants.

Synonyms

partyism
vsparty spirit
9.1

Strong support for a political party that makes people ignore other views and treat opponents unfairly

emphasizes strong loyalty with partisan feeling and bias without implying discrimination

Antonyms

neutrality
22 4.4

Not supporting either side in a conflict or argument

impartiality
11 5.3

Treating all people or sides fairly without favoring one

How Partisan

sectarianism
3 9.6
partyism
9.1
party spirit
1 7.0
partisanship
65 7.4

Surface Forms

party spirit singular
party spirits plural

Morphology

party + spirit

The phrase combines 'party' (a political group) with 'spirit' (the prevailing feeling or character), so its meaning — the prevailing loyalty or partisan feeling of a party — is directly inferable from the constituents. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely understand it.

Etymology

The phrase party spirit joins the words party, which means a group or political side, and spirit, which means a strong feeling or energy. Imagine people at a loud celebration all cheering together. When that same strong feeling is for a political party, it becomes 'party spirit', meaning 'strong loyalty' that can make people argue for their side.