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par·ti·san I. noun or par·ti·zan \ˈpär]d.ə̇zən, ˈpȧ], ]tə̇-, -ə̇sən sometimes -ˌzaa or -aa(ə)n, chiefly Brit ˌpȧtiˈzan\ (-s) Etymology: Middle French partisan, from Old Italian partigiano, from parte part, party, faction, from Latin part-, pars part — more at part 1. a. : one that takes the part of another : an adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person < neither by birth nor breeding … a partisan of the imperial cause — G.H.Sabine > b. : a strong or devoted supporter : a zealous advocate < wrote frankly as a partisan of the liberals — W.A.White > c. : an adherent characterized by prejudiced, unreasoning, blind, or fanatical allegiance < the chaotic, hysterical feelings of the … partisans of fascism — American Scholar > < a doctrinaire and utopian partisan of democracy — R.A.Dahl > 2. a. (1) : a member of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy (2) : a leader or commander of such a body of light troops b. : a member of a guerrilla band operating within enemy lines and engaged chiefly in demolition, incendiarism, sabotage, and diversionary attacks < the partisans acted in … advance of regular army formations — C.P.Fitzgerald > < Polish partisans had blown up two trains — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union > 3. [American French partisan leader of an Indian war party or hunting party, from French, member of a body of detached light troops, adherent to a party or person] : the leader of a band of No. American trappers II. adjective or partizan \“\ 1. : of, carried on by, or being military partisans < captain of a partisan company of light dragoons — American Guide Series: Delaware > < partisan fighters who … use every obscure trick of guerrilla warfare — New Republic > < partisan warfare > 2. : exhibiting, characterized by, or resulting from partisanship < intensified partisan passions caused one noted duel — American Guide Series: Virginia > < the principle is that partisan politics stops at the water's edge — Arthur Krock > < criticism conceived in a purely fault-finding or partisan spirit — F.D.Roosevelt > 3. : composed of, based upon, or controlled by a single political party or group < change the Tariff Commission from a nonpartisan to a partisan body — New Republic > < giving the governor a greater degree of partisan control over the legislature — Western Political Quarterly > — compare bipartisan III. noun or partizan \“\ (-s) Etymology: Middle French partisane, from Old Italian partigiana, partesana, feminine of partigiano : a military weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries having a long shaft and broad bladed head and resembling in part both a spear and a halberd |