Look up: Partisan


  1. Partisan
    [political] In politics, a partisan is a committed member of a political party. In multi-party systems, the term is widely understood to carry a negative connotation - referring to those who wholly support their party`s policies and are perhaps even reluctant to acknowledge correctness on th...
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  2. partisan
    one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced 
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  3. partisan
    [adj] - affiliated with one party or faction 2. [adj] - devoted to a cause or party 3. [n] - a fervent and even militant proponent of something 4. [n] - a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections
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  4. partisan
    Member of an armed group that operates behind enemy lines or in occupied territories during wars. The name `partisans` was first given to armed bands of Russians who operated against Napoleon's...
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  5. partisan
    See pole arms.
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  6. Partisan
    Par'ti·san noun [ French, from Italian partigiano . See Party , and confer Partisan a truncheon.] [ Written also partizan .] 1. An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and passionately devoted to...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/28

  7. Partisan
    Par'ti·san adjective [ Written also partizan .] 1. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal. 2. (Mil.)...
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  8. Partisan
    Par'ti·san noun [ French pertuisane , probably from Italian partigiana , influenced in French by Old French pertuisier to pierce. It was probably so named as the weapon of some partisans , or party men. Confer Partisan
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  9. partisan
    partizan adjective devoted to a cause or party
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  10. partisan
    partizan noun a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
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  1. partisan
    zealot noun a fervent and even militant proponent of something
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  2. Partisan
    • (n.) The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy. • (a.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps. • (a.) Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, o...
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  3. Partisan
    member of a guerrilla force led by the Communist Party of Yugoslavia during World War II against the Axis powers, their Yugoslav collaborators, and a ... [10 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/23

  4. Partisan
    [military] == History == The French term "partisan", derived from the Latin, was first used in the 17th century to describe the leader of a war-party. Techniques of partisan warfare were described in detail in Johann von Ewald`s Abhandlung über den kleinen Krieg (1789). The initial concept ...
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  5. Partisan
    [weapon] A partisan (also partizan) is a type of polearm that was used in Europe during the middle ages. It consisted of a spearhead mounted on a long shaft (usually made of wood) with protrusions on the sides which aided the user in parrying sword thrusts. Like the halberd it quickly became...
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  6. partisan
    1. a fervent and even militant proponent of something
    2. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
    3. a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

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  7. Partisan
    A partisan was a form of doubled bladed halberd originally developed during the 16th century and used as a weapon of war and used later by ceremonial guards.
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  8. partisan
    Member of an armed group that operates behind enemy lines or in occupied territories during wars. The name `partisans` was first given to armed bands of Russians who operated against Napoleon's army in Russia during 1812, but has since been used to describe Russian, Yugoslav, Italian, Greek, and Pol...
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  9. partisan
    an adherent supporter of a person, party, or cause.
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  10. partisan
    1) Biased 2) Devoted follower 3) Following 4) Guerilla 5) Guerrilla 6) Irregular 7) Like politics, by nature 8) One-sided 9) One-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced
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