Synonyms for partisan
ˈpɑr tə zən, -sən; Brit. ˌpɑr təˈzænpar·ti·san

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1. partisan

   An adherent is one who is devoted or attached to a person, party, principle, cause, creed, or the like. One may be an aider and supporter of a party or church, while not an adherent to all its doctrines or claims. An ally is more independent still, as he may differ on every point except the specific ground of union. The Allies who overthrew Napoleon were united only against him. Allies are regarded as equals; adherents and disciples are followers. The adherent depends more on his individual judgment, the disciple is more subject to command and instruction; thus we say the disciples rather than the adherents of Christ. Partisan has the narrow and odious sense of adhesion to a party, right or wrong. One may be an adherent or supporter of a party and not a partisan. Backer is a sporting and theatrical word, personal in its application, and not in the best usage. Compare ACCESSORY.

   Synonyms:
   adherent, aid, aider, ally, backer, disciple, follower, supporter

   Antonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, deserter, enemy, hater, opponent, renegade, traitor

   Preposition:
   Adherents to principle; adherents of Luther.

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1. partisan

   Synonyms:
   adherent, follower, party man, henchman, clansman, supporter, disciple

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1. partisan, zealot, drumbeaternoun

   a fervent and even militant proponent of something

   Synonyms:
   drumbeater, zealot, partizan, enthusiast

   Antonyms:
   nonpartizan, nonpartisan, bipartizan, two-party, independent, two-way, unbiased, unbiassed, bipartisan

2. enthusiast, partisan, partizannoun

   an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

   Synonyms:
   drumbeater, fancier, zealot, partizan, enthusiast

   Antonyms:
   nonpartizan, nonpartisan, independent, two-party, bipartizan, unbiased, unbiassed, bipartisan, two-way

3. partisan, partizanadjective

   a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

   Synonyms:
   drumbeater, zealot, partizan, enthusiast

   Antonyms:
   nonpartisan, nonpartizan, bipartizan, two-way, two-party, unbiassed, unbiased, bipartisan, independent

4. partisan, partizanadjective

   devoted to a cause or party

   Synonyms:
   partizan

   Antonyms:
   nonpartizan, nonpartisan, independent, unbiassed, unbiased, two-party, bipartizan, bipartisan, two-way

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1. partisannoun

   Synonyms:
   adherent, follower, supporter, disciple, champion, votary, party man

2. partisannoun

   Synonyms:
   truncheon, staff

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1. partisanadjective

   Synonyms:
   factionary

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1. List of paraphrases for "partisan":

   party-political, supporter, one-sided, party-to-party, non-partisan, factious, party, inter-party, biased

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1. Michael Bosworth:

   Michael Sussmann partisan affiliations, they were out and about, loud and clear for everyone to see.

2. Maggie Hassan:

   The Senate needs to put politics aside and fulfill its constitutional duty by taking up a Supreme Court nomination in a timely fashion, it would be completely unacceptable, and a clear sign of Washington's dysfunction, for the Supreme Court to be without a justice for a full year because of partisan politics.

3. Robert Talisse:

   This partisan-sort stuff is real; it just doesn't feel like that's what's going on because our partisan selves just feel like ourselves.

4. John Wisniewski:

   Let's face it: it's partisan sniping because this is an embarrassing episode for the Republican Party in which a high ranking member of the governor's staff, for clearly political reasons, closed lanes leading to George Washington Bridge, creating not only a public safety nightmare but just traffic gridlock for an entire community for four days.

5. Rand Paul:

   I don't think it's over, i think people ultimately are going to be very disappointed that Democrats didn't hold one hearing on the origin of the virus. I've been asking for a year for the two committees I'm on that can look into this — Homeland Security and the Health Committee — asking for a hearing on the origins of the virus. It really doesn't have to be partisan.