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# partisan

adjective; noun (a partisan, partisans)

«partisan» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (adjective) Strongly supporting one political party or side, often without being fair to the other side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partisan/#m1)
2. (noun) A strong supporter of a party, person or idea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partisan/#m2)
3. (noun, history) A fighter in a secret army who fights against soldiers who have taken over their country, especially in the Second World War. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partisan/#m3)

### In the lessons

In citizenship, news and media lessons: partisan news shows only one side, so pupils learn to check several sources. «Non-partisan» or «bipartisan» means not taking sides or supported by both sides. In history lessons, partisans in Europe fought the Nazi occupiers from forests and mountains.

### Examples

- The newspaper's report was very partisan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partisan/#x1)
- A good referee is not partisan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partisan/#x2)
- The partisans hid in the forest and blew up railway lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partisan/#x3)
- Bipartisan laws are supported by both main parties. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partisan/#x4)
- The crowd was partisan and cheered only for the home team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partisan/#x5)
- The judge must be non-partisan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partisan/#x6)

### Note

Adjective and countable noun. Pronounced «PAR-ti-zan» or «par-ti-ZAN». Related: partisanship (taking sides). Opposites: impartial, neutral, non-partisan. «Partisan» comes from «party».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «partisan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/partisan/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«partisan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/partisan.html) on Mova free.