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adj
Extremely partisan; extremely biased in favor of a political party.
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adj
Sharply polarized by political parties in fierce disagreement with each other.
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noun
An extreme political partisan.
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English partisan English hyperpartisan From hyper- + partisan.
