partisan

noun [C]

/ˌpɑː.tɪˈzæn/ /ˈpɑː.tɪ.zæn/

/ˈpɑːr.t̬ɪ.zən/

Definition

› (in a country that has been defeated) a member of a secret armed force whose aim is to fight against an enemy that is controlling the countrySoldiers and people who fight in warsTaking action against people in power › someone who supports a person, principle, or political partySupporters, members and defendersBelievers and non-believers partisanship

/-ʃɪp/ noun [U] › There was a certain partisanship about the way that votes were cast.Unfairness and favouring someone unfairlyJustice and fairness

(Definition of partisan noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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