Partisan Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of PARTISAN

[count]

1

:

a person who strongly supports a particular leader, group, or cause

• a partisan [=_supporter_] of affirmative action
• political partisans who only see one side of the problem

2

:

a member of a military group that fights against soldiers who have taken control of its country

— partisanship

/ˈpɑɚtɚzənˌʃɪp/ Brit /ˌpɑːtəˈzænʃɪp/

noun

[noncount]

• The mayor was accused of partisanship in his decisions.

Britannica Dictionary definition of PARTISAN

[more partisan; most partisan]

often disapproving

:

strongly supporting one leader, group, or cause over another

• partisan interests/loyalties/politics
• She is highly/fiercely partisan.

— compare bipartisan, nonpartisan