partizan

Thân thiện

A soldier in historical dress holds a long partizan with a decorated blade.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Devoted to a cause or party: Showing strong, often biased, support for a particular cause, group, or person.

2. Noun:

   • An ardent and enthusiastic supporter: A person who shows strong, uncritical allegiance to a party, cause, or person.
   • A type of historical weapon: A pike with a long, tapering double-edged blade and lateral projections, used in the 16th and 17th centuries. (Note: This meaning is now rare and historical; the modern, more common spelling for both adjective and noun meanings is "partisan").

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The newspaper was criticized for its partizan reporting, which clearly favored one political candidate.
  • He took a strongly partizan stance on the issue, refusing to consider any opposing arguments.

• Noun (Supporter):

  • She was a fierce partizan of the environmental movement.
  • The debate was filled with partizans from both sides, leaving little room for neutral discussion.

• Noun (Weapon):

  • The museum displayed a 17th-century partizan used by a palace guard. (Historical usage)

Advanced Usage Notes

• Spelling Variant: "Partizan" is a less common variant spelling of the much more frequent word "partisan". In modern English, "partisan" is the standard spelling for all meanings.
• Connotation: When used as an adjective or noun (supporter), the term often carries a negative connotation of being blindly devoted, prejudiced, or unwilling to consider other viewpoints, especially in political contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Partisan (adj/n): The standard modern spelling for all meanings of "partizan".
• Partisanship (n): The state or quality of being partisan; strong, sometimes biased, support for a party or cause.
  • The committee's work was hampered by political partisanship.
• Bipartisan (adj): Involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other.
  • They reached a bipartisan agreement on the new law.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Biased, one-sided, partial, prejudiced, sectarian.
• Noun (Supporter): Devotee, follower, adherent, zealot, champion, backer.

Antonyms

• Adjective: Impartial, neutral, unbiased, nonpartisan, objective.
• Noun (Supporter): Neutral, detractor, opponent, critic.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Blind partisanship: Extreme, uncritical loyalty that refuses to see any faults in the supported side.
  • The senator accused the media of blind partisanship.
• To rise above partisanship: To act for the common good instead of for the interests of a single party.
  • The mayor called on the council to rise above partisanship and solve the crisis.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. devoted to a cause or party

Noun

1. a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
2. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

Từ đồng nghĩa

• partisan
• enthusiast