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partisanism

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partisanism
1. favoritism shown to members of one’s own party, faction, sect, or cause.
2. strong adherence to the tenets of one’s party, faction, sect, or cause. — partisan, n., adj.
See also: Favoritism
an action or spirit of partiality for a specific political party. Also partisanship. — partisan, n., adj.
See also: Politics
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For example, Snyder and Purdy (1985) found increased travel distance to be negatively related to college basketball wins, but interpreted their findings as being due to crowd partisanism.
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Yet, in contrast to the behavior of student partisans in the 1970s, student candidates in this election did not bring up any of these issues, probably because the SRL wished to play down partisanism in light of the campaign mounted against it by the SL Instead, the SRL focused on the management of student affairs by individuals whose organizational experience and political know-how made them better able to stand up to the university administration than their amateurish rivals.
The war generation and student elections at the American University ... by Meho, Lokman / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
 
 
 
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