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Definition of partisan adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

partisan

adjective
 
/ˈpɑːtɪzæn/,
 
/ˌpɑːtɪˈzæn/
 
/ˈpɑːrtəzn/
(often disapproving)
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  1. showing too much support for one person, group or idea, especially without considering it carefully synonym one-sided
    • Most newspapers are politically partisan.
    opposite non-partisan
    Extra Examples
    • The president's intentions were not partisan.
    • The speakers were encouraged by a large partisan crowd.
    • They had strong partisan views.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPartisan is used with these nouns:
    • crowd
    • divide
    • politics
    • …
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, via Italian dialect from Italian partigiano, from parte ‘part’ (from Latin pars, part-).
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