partisan (redirected from partizanship)

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.

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par·ti·san ² also par·ti·zan  (pärt-zn)

n.

A weapon having a blade with lateral projections mounted on the end of a long shaft, used chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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[French partizane, from Italian dialectal *(arma) partisana, partisan (weapon), feminine sing. of partisano, supporter; see partisan¹.]

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partisan

Noun

1. a person who supports a particular cause or party

2. a member of an armed resistance group within occupied territory

Adjective

prejudiced or one-sided [Old Italian partigiano]

partisanship n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	partisan - a fervent and even militant proponent of something drumbeater, zealot advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea bigot - a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own doctrinaire, dogmatist - a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions nonpartisan, nonpartizan - a person who is nonpartisan
	2.	partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity enthusiast, partizan addict, freak, junkie, junky, nut - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie" backslapper - someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality balletomane - a ballet enthusiast fanatic, fiend - a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill gadgeteer - a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets shutterbug - a photography enthusiast rooter, sports fan, fan - an enthusiastic devotee of sports admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
	3.	partisan - a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries partizan pike - medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
Adj.	1.	partisan - devoted to a cause or party partizan nonpartisan, nonpartizan - free from party affiliation or bias

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partisan

adjective 1. prejudiced, one-sided, biased, partial, sectarian, factional, tendentious << OPPOSITE unbiased

adjective 2. underground, resistance, guerrilla, irregular

noun 3. supporter, champion, follower, backer, disciple, stalwart, devotee, adherent, upholder, votary << OPPOSITE opponent

noun 4. underground fighter, guerrilla, irregular, freedom fighter, resistance fighter

Translations

partisan [pɑːtɪˈzæn] adj → partidista

n → partidario/a (= fighter); partisano/a

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partisan [pɑːtɪˈzæn] n → partisan(e)

adj → partisan(e); de parti

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partisan [pɑːtɪˈzæn] adj [politics, views] → voreingenommen

n (= supporter) → Anhänger(in) m(f) (= fighter); Partisan m

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partisan [pɑːtɪˈzæn] n → partigiano/a

adj → partigiano/a; di parte

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partisan

n partisan [paːtiˈzan, (American ) ˈpa:rtizən]

1 a strong and enthusiastic supporter of a person, political party, idea or philosophy etc Every movement has its partisans; (also adjective ) partisan feelings. partygenoot نَصير، مُشايِع привърженик přívrženec; stranicky forkæmper; forudindtaget der/die Partisanen θιασώτης partidario toetaja هوادار پر و پا قرص kannattaja partisan/-ane תוֹמֵך נִלהָב अंधभक्ति, हिमायती pristaša,pobornik vkinek, vminek lelkes híve pengikut eindreginn stuðningsmaður partigiano, sostenitore 支持者 열렬한 지지자; 당파적인 šalininkas; šališkas piekritējs; atbalstītājs berat sebelah partijganger; partijdig (-)tilhenger zwolennik partidário partizan приверженец prívrženec, stúpenec; stranícky privrženec; pripadnosten partizan anhängare ผู้ถือข้างพลพรรค yandaş 堅決支持者 прибічник, прихильник حامي، طرف دار người ủng hộ 坚决支持者

2 a member of a group organized to fight against an enemy which has occupied their country. partygenoot عُضو حَرَكة مسلَّحة للمقاوَمَة السِّرِّيَّه партизанин partyzán, -ka partisan der/die Freischärler(in) παρτιζάνος partisano, guerrillero siss چریک partisaani partisan פַּרטִיזָן समर्थक partizan,pripadnih lakih neredovih četa za posebne zadatke partizán partisan skæruliði partigiano ゲリラ隊員 빨치산, 유격병 partizanas partizāns partisan partizaan partisan partyzant membro da resistência partizan партизан partizán, -ka partizan partizan partisan กลุ่มหัวรุนแรง çeteci, gerilla 抵抗組織成員 партизан قابض دشمنوں کے خلاف لڑنے والي جماعت کا فرد du kích 抵抗组织成员