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单词 partisanship
释义

partisanship

noun

par·​ti·​san·​ship ˈpär-tə-zən-ˌship How to pronounce partisanship (audio)
-sən-,
-ˌzan-,
 chiefly British  ˌpär-tə-ˈzan-
: the quality or state of being partisan : strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person
political partisanship
The Court is so riven by partisanship that justices even pick their law clerks in ways influenced by ideology … Anthony Lewis
The succession of Civil War, Reconstruction and the Gilded Age was marked by bitter partisanship, endemic corruption, appalling violence and a general sense that democracy was failing. Jon Grinspan

Synonyms

  • bias
  • favor
  • nonobjectivity
  • one-sidedness
  • parti pris
  • partiality
  • ply
  • prejudice
  • tendentiousness
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Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

partisanship

noun

1
as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities partisanship can discourage any serious search for the truth

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • bias
  • prejudice
  • tendentiousness
  • partiality
  • one-sidedness
  • chauvinism
  • cronyism
  • tendency
  • favoritism
  • nepotism
  • ply
  • nonobjectivity
  • parti pris
  • favor
  • predisposition
  • proclivity
  • predilection
  • inclination
  • prejudgment
  • propensity
  • leaning
  • penchant
  • bent
  • prepossession
  • self-opinionatedness
  • preconception
  • self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • objectivity
  • neutrality
  • impartiality
  • indifference
  • detachment
  • unbiasedness
  • open-mindedness
  • distaste
  • hate
  • dispassion
  • calm
  • aversion
  • dislike
  • scunner
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2
as in sectarianism
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices there's a pervasive partisanship in the company that prevents it from acknowledging that other companies are outpacing it with innovative ideas

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sectarianism
  • parochialism
  • bigotry
  • dogmatism
  • intolerance
  • illiberality
  • illiberalism
  • conservatism
  • small-mindedness
  • narrow-mindedness
  • insularity
  • intolerantness
  • illiberalness
  • reactionaryism
  • opinionatedness
  • provincialism
  • insularism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • liberalism
  • liberality
  • tolerance
  • progressivism
  • progressiveness
  • open-mindedness
  • broad-mindedness
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