Partisanship

par·ti·san ¹  (pärt-zn)

n.

1. A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.

2. A member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory; a guerrilla.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan or partisans.

2. Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause: partisan politics.

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[French, from Old French, from Old Italian dialectal partisano, variant of Old Italian partigiano, from parte, part, from Latin pars, part-; see part.]

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parti·san·ship n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

partisanship - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives partiality inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" anthropocentricity, anthropocentrism - an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values ethnocentrism - belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group Eurocentrism - belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans bias, prejudice, preconception - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation tilt - a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings" sectionalism, localism, provincialism - a partiality for some particular place unfairness - partiality that is not fair or equitable