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. Madeline Malisa:

   They label themselves as nonpartisan, but if you look at who is working for them, including quite a few old Obama staffers, it’s a partisan organization, left-leaning progressive, a private third party should not be making decisions on which jurisdictions should get money and how much they get.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   Because I got to tell you, most of them were State Department people or they were Hillary Clinton's former aides, people that worked in their campaigns, speech writers. So when he talks about these 50 witnesses, we still have been zeroed in on Hillary Clinton and there is absolutely no doubt about that and it's very unfortunate. i think it's pretty clear that whatever they might have thought they were doing, they ended up becoming a partisan arm of the Republican National Committee with an overwhelming focus on trying to as, they admitted, down my poll numbers.

3. Christina Pushaw:

   For nearly two years, corporate media and partisan opponents have targeted Ron DeSantis with relentless criticism for taking a strong stand against lockdowns, in Spring 2020, they attacked Ron DeSantis for refusing to close Florida’s beaches. In Summer 2020, they attacked Ron DeSantis for opening schools. In Spring 2021, they attacked Ron DeSantis for ending local emergency orders in the few counties that still attempted to impose restrictions. In Fall 2021, they attacked Ron DeSantis for appointing State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, an eminently qualified physician who immediately ended the forced quarantine of healthy schoolchildren.

4. Mitt Romney:

   I don't think Cain Fast Facts Cain will be on the board of the Federal Reserve, it's important that the board be comprised of people who are academics, economists, and not people who are highly partisan.

5. David Gins:

   The experience of those 90 minutes on I-35 is something I will carry with me for the rest of my life, elections are partisan and can get heated, but we can not allow violence to become part of our great democracy. If you resort to violence, the law will hold you accountable for your actions.