Definition of "partisan" []

• A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea. (noun)
• A member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory; a guerrilla. (noun)
• Of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan or partisans. (adjective)
• Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause: partisan politics. (adjective)
• A weapon having a blade with lateral projections mounted on the end of a long shaft, used chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries. (noun)

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• "Jeremy: I wouldn't use the term partisan hack after what you just wrote."
• ""I also think you can use the term partisan when it comes to style, how you express yourself and how you communicate in the public square.""
• "The defining characteristic of a partisan is the inability to apply the same standards to oneself as one does to the opposition."