partisan

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Strongly supporting one party, group, or cause, often without seeing the other side fairly.

   The debate quickly turned into partisan arguing between the two parties.

2. 2
   noun

   A strong supporter of a party, group, or cause.

   He was a loyal partisan of the new political movement.

From French partizaine, from Middle French partizaine, partisanne etc., from Italian partigiana, related to Etymology 1 above (apparently because it was seen as a typical weapon of such forces).

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