partisan
partisan Lexical Profile
partisan Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Prejudiced in favor of a particular cause, faction, or political party; exhibiting blind or unreasoning allegiance.
"The committee struggled to reach an agreement because the debate became increasingly partisan."
• noun
A strong, committed, and often uncritical supporter of a political party, cause, faction, or person.
"Even loyal party partisans expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the new economic policy."
A member of an armed resistance group formed to fight covertly against an occupying foreign force.
"Local historians documented how mountain partisans disrupted supply lines during the occupation."
A historical polearm used in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries, consisting of a long wooden shaft topped with a double-edged spearhead and symmetrical side lugs.
"The palace ceremonial guards carried ornate partisans during royal processions."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Middle French partisan, from dialectal Italian partigiano ('member of a faction'), ultimately derived from Latin pars ('part' or 'party'). The military sense of an irregular resistance fighter developed in the 17th century from the concept of a detachment operating as a separate party.