Look up: partisan

1. partisan
   one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced 
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2. 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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3. 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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4. partisan
   See pole arms.
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5. 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...
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6. 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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7. 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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8. partisan
   partizan adjective devoted to a cause or party
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9. partisan
   partizan noun a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
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10. partisan
    zealot noun a fervent and even militant proponent of something
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11. 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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12. 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]
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13. partisan
    
    • a fervent and even militant proponent of something
    • an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
    • a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
    
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14. 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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15. 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 Polish Resistance groups against the Ge...
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16. partisan
    an adherent supporter of a person, party, or cause.
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17. Partisan
    (weapon) A `partisan` (also `partizan`) is a type of polearm that was used in Europe during medieval times. 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 beca...
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18. Partisan
    (military) A `partisan` is a member of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation by some kind of insurgent activity. The term can apply to the field element of resistance movements that opposed German rule in several countri...
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19. 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 t...
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