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
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Synonyms and related words:
- -arian suffix
- -ista suffix
- -ite suffix
- adherent noun
- apologist noun
- benefactor noun
- cadre noun
- cardholder noun
- chaperone verb
- cohort noun
- contributor noun
- defender noun
- initiate noun
- new/fresh blood idiom
- proponent noun
- recruit noun
- referee noun (SUPPORTER)
- renegade noun
- respecter noun
- well-wisher noun
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