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partisan |
Grep of noun partisan partisan partisanship Overview of noun partisan The noun partisan has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. partisan, zealot -- (a fervent and even militant proponent of something) 2. enthusiast, partisan, partizan -- (an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity) 3. partisan, partizan -- (a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries) Overview of adj partisan The adj partisan has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) partisan -- (affiliated with one party or faction) 2. partisan, partizan -- (devoted to a cause or party) 3. denominational, partisan -- (adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party; "denominational prejudice") Antonyms of adj partisan 3 senses of partisan Sense 1 partisan INDIRECT (VIA aligned) -> nonaligned Sense 2 partisan (vs. nonpartisan), partizan nonpartisan (vs. partisan), nonpartizan => bipartisan, bipartizan, two-party, two-way => independent => unbiased, unbiassed => nonparty Sense 3 denominational, partisan INDIRECT (VIA sectarian) -> nonsectarian, unsectarian Similarity of adj partisan 3 senses of partisan Sense 1 partisan => aligned (vs. nonaligned) Sense 2 partisan (vs. nonpartisan), partizan => guerrilla(postnominal), guerilla(postnominal), underground, irregular => one-sided, biased => party(postnominal) => party-spirited => tendentious, tendencious Sense 3 denominational, partisan => sectarian (vs. nonsectarian) Attributes of adj partisan Familiarity of adj partisan partisan used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj partisan bipartisan nonpartisan partisan Overview of noun partisan The noun partisan has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. partisan, zealot -- (a fervent and even militant proponent of something) 2. enthusiast, partisan, partizan -- (an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity) 3. partisan, partizan -- (a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries) Overview of adj partisan The adj partisan has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) partisan -- (affiliated with one party or faction) 2. partisan, partizan -- (devoted to a cause or party) 3. denominational, partisan -- (adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party; "denominational prejudice")
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