partizan
Definition
Adjective:
- Devoted to a cause or party: Showing strong, often biased, support for a particular cause, group, or person.
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.
Adjective
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devoted to a cause or party
Noun
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a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
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an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
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