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Synonyms of partisan in English:

partisan


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See UK English definition of partisan

See Spanish definition of partisano

noun

1‘Conservative partisans claimed that television news was biased against their party’

SYNONYMS
supporter, follower, adherent, devotee, champion, backer, upholder, promoter, fanatic, fan, enthusiast, stalwart, zealot, disciple, votary
North American booster, cohort
North American informal rooter
rare janissary, sectary

2‘the partisans opened fire from the woods’

SYNONYMS
guerrilla, freedom fighter, resistance fighter, member of the resistance, underground fighter, irregular soldier, irregular
terrorist

adjective

1‘the government had adopted a blatantly partisan attitude’

SYNONYMS
biased, prejudiced, one-sided, coloured, discriminatory, preferential, partial, interested, parti pris, bigoted, sectarian, factional, unjust, unfair, inequitable, unbalanced
ANTONYMS

impartial, unbiased