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51partisan — par|ti|san1 [ partı zən ] adjective * showing strong and usually unfair support for one particular person, group, or idea: They were cheered on by a partisan crowd of about 20,000 fans. partisan reporting in the paper partisan par|ti|san 2 [… …
52partisan — I. noun also partizan Etymology: Middle French partisan, from north Italian dialect partiźan, from part part, party, from Latin part , pars part Date: 1555 1. a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person; especially one exhibiting blind …
53Partisan Defense Committee — The Partisan Defense Committee describes itself as a a class struggle, non sectarian legal and social defense organization that champions cases and causes in the interests of the whole of the working people. The PDC works in accordance with the… …
54Partisan (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 in the user in parrying sword… …
55Partisan, der — Der Partisān, des es, plur. die e, ein aus dem Franz. Partisan und Ital. Partigiano entlehntes, aber nur noch zuweilen im gemeinen Leben übliches Wort. 1) Ein Anhänger, welcher es mit jemandes Partey hält. 2) Ein Parteygänger, S. dieses Wort …
56partisan — 1. noun /ˈpɑː.tɪˌzæn,ˌpɑː.təˈzæn,ˈpɑɹ.tɪ.zən,ˈpɑɹ.tə.zən/ a) An adherent to a party or faction. while Xenophanes, the first of these partisans of the One (for Parmenides is said to have been his pupil), gave no clear statement, b) A fervent,… …
57partisan — [16] Etymologically, a partisan is someone who takes a ‘part’ – in the sense ‘side’ 369 pastry or ‘cause’. The word comes via French partisan from partisano, a dialect form of mainstream Italian partigiano, which was based on parte ‘part’. =>… …
58partisan — 1 adjective 1 supporting a particular party, plan or leader and disliking all others: a partisan report 2 partisan struggle/conflict the continuing fight of an armed group against an enemy that has defeated its country 2 noun (C) 1 someone who… …
59partisan — [16] Etymologically, a partisan is someone who takes a ‘part’ – in the sense ‘side’ or ‘cause’. The word comes via French partisan from partisano, a dialect form of mainstream Italian partigiano, which was based on parte ‘part’. Cf.⇒ PART …
60partisan — See bipartisan. See bipartisan, partisan, bipartite …
