partisan

[US]/ˌpɑːtɪˈzæn/
[UK]/ˈpɑːrtəzn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. biased; relating to a political party; blindly devoted; loyal
n. guerrilla; devout believer; member of a political party

Phrases & Collocations

partisan politics

partisan support

partisan divide

partisan loyalty

partisan conflict

Example Sentences

partisans who offered strong resistance to the invaders.

Partisan fighters fought in secret against the enemy.

The scathing editorial simply boils down to an exercise in partisan politics.

Partisan politics is often an obstruction to good government. Office politics are often debilitating and counterproductive.

despite facing overpowering odds the partisan froces remained unsubdued.

The audience was very partisan, and refused to listen to the points she was making in her speech.

Partisans dressed as simple farmers selling produce decoyed the soldiers into blistering crossfire.

How will the reapportionment following the 2000 census affect the distribution of seats around the country and the partisan balance of Congress after the 2002 election?

Real-world Examples

He was reluctant to plunge into the bitter partisan wrangle.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

But as it is, the Iran deal has turned into an almost entirely partisan fight.

Source: NPR News September 2015 Collection

For Mr Roberts it seems less about ideology and more about partisan loyalty.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It is entirely partisan and has the wrong priorities.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2021 Collection

But this should not be considered a partisan issue.

Source: Time

Opinions of his work are strongly partisan.

Source: CNN Listening Collection September 2014

The distrust and partisan acrimony will be hard to repair.

Source: Time

Ideas about what to do expose deep partisan rifts.

Source: VOA Standard December 2015 Collection

But he doesn't take a partisan tone.

Source: NPR News May 2021 Compilation

This is not the time for politics, endless partisan investigations.

Source: NPR News April 2020 Collection

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