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partisan

/pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn; British pahr-tuh-zan/US // ˈpɑr tə zən, -sən; British ˌpɑr təˈzæn //UK // (ˌpɑːtɪˈzæn, ˈpɑːtɪˌzæn) //

党派,党派人士,党人,党员

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
    • : Military. a member of a party of light or irregular troops engaged in harassing an enemy, especially a member of a guerrilla band engaged in fighting or sabotage against an occupying army.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of partisans; partial to a specific party, person, etc.: partisan politics.
    • : of, relating to, or carried on by military partisans or guerrillas.

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Examples

  • This also filters down to state legislatures, where “Republican-drawn maps in 2012 had a much larger partisan bias than Democratic ones,” says David Shor, a Democratic data analyst.

  • These recommendations—not a partisan investigative report—should serve as the basis for Congressional action.

  • However, that likely won’t stop some partisan sources, including possibly the president himself, from declaring premature victory.

  • This non-partisan organization gets you checking your registration in just two steps.

  • In states where Democrats controlled the redistricting process, partisan bias is also a problem, but the effect is smaller because those states are often made up of fewer districts.

  • It was a rare moment of bipartisan unity in partisan Washington.

  • This is a job for independent committees, like Bowles-Simpson, not a partisan slugfest.

  • The first meeting featured multiple speakers deeply rooted in a partisan agenda.

  • A number of clearly partisan studies have suggested that cats are unfeeling and sociopathic.

  • According to the non-partisan Public Policy Institute, California has the highest poverty rate in the nation.

  • He was so zealous a partisan of democracy, and of Cromwell, that the authorities frequently placed him in a straight jacket.

  • He was a bitter partisan, had the utmost contempt for everything Northern, but withal a noble and chivalric gentleman.

  • "In one of the little partisan battles in Missouri," answered Mark, without hesitation.

  • Another less noted partisan appeared before Castlemaine on Christmas Eve with thirty sword and target men.

  • He praised the Chancellor for acting as a partisan, though no doubt he was fair enough about prices.