partisanismn.
/ˌpɑːtᵻˈzanɪz(ə)m/, /ˈpɑːtᵻz(ə)nɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpɑrdəz(ə)nˌɪz(ə)m/ Originally U.S.
Partisanship; partisan spirit.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > social relations > party or faction > [noun] > partisanship or factionalism
partiality1520
partaking1533
factiona1538
factiousness1572
siding1600
side-taking1626
parting1652
partying1681
party spirit1705
party1726
party feeling1796
partyism1831
partisanship1834
factionism1848
partisanism1850
factionalism1855
partisanry1889
1850 A. J. Davis Great Harmonia I. 53 Reason..unlike the delectable partisanism of the Affections..identifies itself by elimination and justice with all being.
1860 R. Morris Tales Masonic Life 303 The newspaper reading of the place was a pleasant compound of bitter partisanism, more bitter sectarianism, and most bitter antimasonry.
1890 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 29 Mar. As long as partisanism continues rampant in the legislature.
1938 Public Opinion Q. 2 27 The 5,268 persons answering the questionnaire were overwhelmingly against partisanism in appointments to public office.
1998 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 85 670/2 Parties cast themselves as the true heirs of the Revolution while denouncing their ‘partisan’ foes and partisanism itself.
2002 Wilkes Barre (Pa.) Times Leader (Nexis) 14 Dec. (Mailbag section) The voters showed their disgust with Daschle and his strong partisanism at the expense of what's good for the country.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1850