partisan has definitions from the fields of military,medieval,arms,politics
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[ adjective ] (politics) affiliated with one party or faction

Used in print

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

It was a ridiculous situation and Rector knew it , for Hino , frankly partisan , openly gregarious , would make a poor espionage_agent .

Related terms

aligned

2
[ noun ] an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

Synonyms

enthusiast partizan

3
[ adjective ] (politics) devoted to a cause or party

Synonyms

partizan

4
[ noun ] a fervent and even militant proponent of something

Synonyms

drumbeater zealot

Related terms

advocate dogmatist bigot

5
[ adjective ] adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party

Synonyms

denominational

Examples

"denominational prejudice"

Related terms

sectarian

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[ noun ] (military,medieval,arms) a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

Synonyms

partizan

Related terms

pike

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