partisan

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈpɑɹ.tɪ.zən/ UK /ˈpɑː.tɪˌzæn/ See IPA manual

Freq #20239

Meanings

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

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

He was a loyal partisan of the new political movement.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · strongly supporting one... biased

2 noun · a strong supporter of a... enthusiast supporter

Word family

Forms partisans

Derived forms antipartisanbipartisanhyperpartisanmonopartisanmultipartisannonpartisanpartisanizepartisanlypostpartisantranspartisantripartisanunipartisan

Related forms copartisanhalberdpartpartisanismpartisanrypartisanship party

Etymology

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).

partizaine French partigiana Italian

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# partisan

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɑɹ.tɪ.zən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɑː.tɪˌzæn/
**Frequency rank:** 20239

## Meanings
1. Strongly supporting one party, group, or cause, often without seeing the other side fairly.
2. A strong supporter of a party, group, or cause.

## Examples
- The debate quickly turned into partisan arguing between the two parties.
- He was a loyal partisan of the new political movement.

## Derived Forms
- antipartisan
- bipartisan
- hyperpartisan
- monopartisan
- multipartisan
- nonpartisan
- partisanize
- partisanly
- postpartisan
- transpartisan
- tripartisan
- unipartisan

## Related Forms
- copartisan
- halberd
- part
- partisanism
- partisanry
- partisanship
- party

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: partizaine
- Root: partigiana

## Etymology
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).

## AI Etymology
Partisan comes 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). Modern senses include strongly supporting one party, group, or cause, often without seeing the other side fairly and a strong supporter of a party, group, or cause. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antipartisan, bipartisan, hyperpartisan, monopartisan, multipartisan, and nonpartisan and related forms such as copartisan, halberd, part, and partisanism.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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