partisan

1 of 3

noun (1)

par·ti·san ˈpär-tə-zən How to pronounce partisan (audio)

-sən

-ˌzan,

chiefly British ˌpär-tə-ˈzan

variants or less commonly partizan

: a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person

especially : one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance

political partisans who see only one side of the problem

: a member of a body of detached light troops making forays and harassing an enemy

Peasant partisans assaulted the French army.

: a member of a guerrilla band operating within enemy lines

Polish partisans had blown up two trains

Springfield (Massachusetts) Union

partisanly

ˈpär-tə-zən-lē How to pronounce partisan (audio)

-sən-

-ˌzan-

chiefly British ˌpär-tə-ˈzan-

adverb

partisan

2 of 3

adjective

: feeling, showing, or deriving from strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person : exhibiting, characterized by, or resulting from partisanship

partisan politics

partisan loyalty

Secularism is indeed correlated with greater tolerance of gay marriage and pot legalization. But it's also making America's partisan clashes more brutal.

Peter Beinart

The editorial page of the newspaper captured the mood of an America frustrated by partisan division …

Joseph Cress

The modern Democratic party may honor the cerebral Jefferson as one of its founders, but the true paternity lies with the fiercely partisan Jackson. He made it a fighting electoral force.

Bernard A. Weisberger

: of, carried on by, or being military partisans

partisan fighters

partisan warfare

partisan

3 of 3

noun (2)

par·ti·san ˈpär-tə-zən How to pronounce partisan (audio)

-sən

variants or partizan

: a weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries with long shaft and broad blade

partisan 1 of 2

adjective

as in hostile

inclined to favor one side over another a shamelessly partisan reporter covering the primary campaign

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hostile
partial
biased
distorted
prejudiced
one-sided
colored
influenced
interested
parti pris
concerned
warped
misrepresented
jaundiced
inimical
shaded
swayed
unfriendly
unsympathetic
persuaded
prepossessed
predisposed
convinced
affected

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nonpartisan
neutral
impartial
disinterested
unbiased
objective
equitable
equal
fair
bipartisan
unprejudiced
open
receptive
reasonable
independent
honest
evenhanded
dispassionate
just
autonomous
impersonal
detached
aloof
cold
distant
unemotional
hardheaded
open-minded
indifferent
remote
persuasible
apathetic
uninterested
unenthusiastic
unconcerned
incurious
uncurious

partisan

2 of 2

noun

variants also partizan

as in adherent

one who follows the opinions or teachings of another partisans of the charismatic leader refuse to tolerate any criticism of him at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

adherent
follower
disciple
supporter
acolyte
pupil
fan
epigone
votary
devotee
advocate
soldier
sectarian
loyalist
votarist
liege man
convert
student
missionary
apostle
minion
proselytizer
ideologist
ideologue
zealot
idealogue
faithful
protégé
champion
sycophant
cultist
toady
scholar
admirer
lickspittle
enthusiast
henchman
apparatchik
worshipper
lackey
satellite
myrmidon
idolater
stooge
idolator
flunkey
flunkie
worshiper
camp follower
yes-man
backer
flunky
hanger-on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

leader
traitor
turncoat
renegade
apostate
defector
coryphaeus

as in crusader

one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause a partisan of the revolution who was even willing to give her life for it

Synonyms & Similar Words

crusader
militant
ideologue
zealot
fanatic
supporter
idealogue
lover
champion
dreamer
red hot
activist
fan
patron
true believer
sucker
promoter
disciple
idealist
advocate
freak
apostle
visionary
fool
maniac
cultist
junky
stalwart
enthusiast
hound
votary
fiend
buff
devotee
nut
follower
junkie
evangelist
bug
hanger-on
fancier
aficionado
booster
maven
idolizer
backer
addict
faddist
rooter
head
habitue
mavin
habitué
afficionado
well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dilettante
nonmilitant
dabbler

as in sectarian

one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices she's too much of a political partisan to ever concede that the other side might have a valid point

Synonyms & Similar Words

sectarian
nationalist
bigot
dogmatist
racist
fanatic
purist
jingoist
racialist
dogmatizer
chauvinist
supremacist
doctrinaire
sexist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

liberal
freethinker
latitudinarian

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of partisan are adherent, disciple, and follower. While all these words mean "one who gives full loyalty and support to another," partisan suggests a zealous often prejudiced attachment.

partisans of the President

The synonyms adherent and partisan are sometimes interchangeable, but adherent suggests a close and persistent attachment.

adherents to Marxism

While the synonyms disciple and partisan are close in meaning, disciple implies a devoted allegiance to the teachings of one chosen as a master.

disciples of Gandhi

Although the words follower and partisan have much in common, follower may apply to people who attach themselves either to the person or beliefs of another.

an evangelist and his followers

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释义	partisan 1 of 3 noun (1) par·ti·san ˈpär-tə-zən -sən -ˌzan, chiefly British ˌpär-tə-ˈzan variants or less commonly partizan 1 : a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person especially : one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance political partisans who see only one side of the problem 2 a : a member of a body of detached light troops making forays and harassing an enemy Peasant partisans assaulted the French army. b : a member of a guerrilla band operating within enemy lines Polish partisans had blown up two trains Springfield (Massachusetts) Union partisanly ˈpär-tə-zən-lē -sən- -ˌzan- chiefly British ˌpär-tə-ˈzan- adverb partisan 2 of 3 adjective 1 : feeling, showing, or deriving from strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person : exhibiting, characterized by, or resulting from partisanship partisan politics partisan loyalty Secularism is indeed correlated with greater tolerance of gay marriage and pot legalization. But it's also making America's partisan clashes more brutal. Peter Beinart The editorial page of the newspaper captured the mood of an America frustrated by partisan division … Joseph Cress The modern Democratic party may honor the cerebral Jefferson as one of its founders, but the true paternity lies with the fiercely partisan Jackson. He made it a fighting electoral force. Bernard A. Weisberger 2 : of, carried on by, or being military partisans partisan fighters partisan warfare partisan 3 of 3 noun (2) par·ti·san ˈpär-tə-zən -sən variants or partizan : a weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries with long shaft and broad blade Did you know? Partisan and Politics A partisan is someone who supports one part or party. Sometimes the support takes the form of military action, as when guerrilla fighters take on government forces. But partisan is actually most often used as an adjective, usually referring to support of a political party. so if you're accused of being too partisan, or of practicing partisan politics, it means you're mainly interested in boosting your own party and attacking the other one. Synonyms Noun (1) acolyte adherent convert disciple epigone follower liege man pupil votarist votary Adjective biased one-sided parti pris partial prejudiced See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle French partisan, from north Italian dialect partiźan, from part part, party, from Latin part-, pars part Noun (2) Middle French partisane, from north Italian dialect partiźana, feminine of partiźan First Known Use Noun (1) 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1708, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Noun (2) 1542, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition partisan noun par·ti·san ˈpär-tə-zən -sən : a person who strongly supports something or someone I'm a partisan of the governor. partisan 1 of 2 adjective as in hostile inclined to favor one side over another a shamelessly partisan reporter covering the primary campaign Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hostile partial biased distorted prejudiced one-sided colored influenced interested parti pris concerned warped misrepresented jaundiced inimical shaded swayed unfriendly unsympathetic persuaded prepossessed predisposed convinced affected Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonpartisan neutral impartial disinterested unbiased objective equitable equal fair bipartisan unprejudiced open receptive reasonable independent honest evenhanded dispassionate just autonomous impersonal detached aloof cold distant unemotional hardheaded open-minded indifferent remote persuasible apathetic uninterested unenthusiastic unconcerned incurious uncurious See More partisan 2 of 2 noun variants also partizan 1 as in adherent one who follows the opinions or teachings of another partisans of the charismatic leader refuse to tolerate any criticism of him at all Synonyms & Similar Words adherent follower disciple supporter acolyte pupil fan epigone votary devotee advocate soldier sectarian loyalist votarist liege man convert student missionary apostle minion proselytizer ideologist ideologue zealot idealogue faithful protégé champion sycophant cultist toady scholar admirer lickspittle enthusiast henchman apparatchik worshipper lackey satellite myrmidon idolater stooge idolator flunkey flunkie worshiper camp follower yes-man backer flunky hanger-on Antonyms & Near Antonyms leader traitor turncoat renegade apostate defector coryphaeus See More 2 as in crusader one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause a partisan of the revolution who was even willing to give her life for it Synonyms & Similar Words crusader militant ideologue zealot fanatic supporter idealogue lover champion dreamer red hot activist fan patron true believer sucker promoter disciple idealist advocate freak apostle visionary fool maniac cultist junky stalwart enthusiast hound votary fiend buff devotee nut follower junkie evangelist bug hanger-on fancier aficionado booster maven idolizer backer addict faddist rooter head habitue mavin habitué afficionado well-wisher Antonyms & Near Antonyms dilettante nonmilitant dabbler 3 as in sectarian one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices she's too much of a political partisan to ever concede that the other side might have a valid point Synonyms & Similar Words sectarian nationalist bigot dogmatist racist fanatic purist jingoist racialist dogmatizer chauvinist supremacist doctrinaire sexist Antonyms & Near Antonyms liberal freethinker latitudinarian Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of partisan are adherent, disciple, and follower. While all these words mean "one who gives full loyalty and support to another," partisan suggests a zealous often prejudiced attachment. partisans of the President The synonyms adherent and partisan are sometimes interchangeable, but adherent suggests a close and persistent attachment. adherents to Marxism While the synonyms disciple and partisan are close in meaning, disciple implies a devoted allegiance to the teachings of one chosen as a master. disciples of Gandhi Although the words follower and partisan have much in common, follower may apply to people who attach themselves either to the person or beliefs of another. an evangelist and his followers
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