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partisan

1

[ pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn; British pahr-tuh-zan ]

noun

  1. an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.

    Antonyms:

  2. Military. a member of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, especially a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of partisans; partial to a specific party, person, etc.:

    partisan politics.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. of, relating to, or carried on by military partisans or guerrillas.

partisan

2

[ pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn ]

noun

  1. a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.

partisan

1

/ 藞p蓱藧t瑟藢z忙n; 藢p蓱藧t瑟藞z忙n /

noun

  1. an adherent or devotee of a cause, party, etc
    1. a member of an armed resistance group within occupied territory, esp in Italy or the Balkans in World War II
    2. ( as modifier )

      partisan forces

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan
  2. relating to or excessively devoted to one party, faction, etc; one-sided

    partisan control

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

partisan

2

/ 藞辫蓱藧迟瑟锄蓹苍 /

noun

  1. a spear or pike with two opposing axe blades or spikes
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢辫补谤迟颈藞蝉补苍蝉丑颈辫, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫补谤路迟颈路蝉补苍路蝉丑颈辫 辫补谤路迟颈路蝉补苍路谤测 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of partisan1

First recorded in 1545鈥55; from Middle French, from Upper Italian 辫补谤迟别藕补苍 (Tuscan partigiano ), equivalent to part(e) 鈥渇action, part鈥 ( part ) + -别藕补苍 (from unattested Vulgar Latin -脓蝉- adjective suffix of place ( -ese ) + Latin -颈腻苍耻蝉 adjective suffix ( -ian )

Origin of partisan2

1550鈥60; < Middle French partizane < Upper Italian 辫补谤迟别藕补苍a, probably by ellipsis from (unattested) arma 辫补谤迟别藕补苍a 鈥渨eapon borne by members of a faction鈥; partisan 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of partisan1

C16: via French, from Old Italian partigiano, from parte faction, from Latin pars part

Origin of partisan2

C16: from French partizane, from Old Italian partigiana, from partigiano partisan 1
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Before delving into how changing the federal match would affect Medicaid, a few more words about the partisan context.

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The case has become a rallying point for Bolsonaro supporters, who view Rodrigues as a victim of political persecution, and argue that the Supreme Court has become too powerful and partisan.

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Matt Shupe is communications director for the California Republican Party, meaning his job is seeing that partisan hopes spring eternal.

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But while Levitsky acknowledges that he is a registered Democrat, he said his research is not partisan.

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鈥淭he injunctions are nothing more than partisan judicial overreach and have disrupted the president鈥檚 ability to carry out his lawful constitutional duty,鈥 Issa said at the committee hearing.

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