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partisanship

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːtɪˌzænʃɪp/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈpɑɹtəzənˌʃɪp/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˈpɑɹɾəzənˌʃɪp]
  • New-Jersey: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈpɐːtɪzənʃɪp/
  • Australian: [ˈpɐːɾɪzənʃɪp]
  • New-Zealand: /ˈpɐːtəzɛnʃəp/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈpɐːɾəzɛnʃəp]
  • CMU ARPABET: P AA1 R T AH0 Z AH0 N SH IH2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: partisanry

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: partiality

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inclination, disposition, tendency

Narrower terms: anthropocentrism, anthropocentricity, ethnocentrism, Eurocentrism, bias, prejudice, preconception, tilt, sectionalism, provincialism, localism, unfairness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English partisan Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English partisanship From partisan + -ship.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пристрасност (pristrasnost) — an inclination to be partisan
  • Catalan: partidisme — an inclination to be partisan
  • Czech: stranictví — an inclination to be partisan
  • Czech: přívrženectví — an inclination to be partisan
  • Dutch: partijdigheid — an inclination to be partisan
  • Finnish: puolueellisuus — an inclination to be partisan
  • French: partisanisme — an inclination to be partisan
  • French: esprit de parti — an inclination to be partisan
  • French: partialité — an inclination to be partisan
  • Galician: partidismo — an inclination to be partisan
  • German: Parteinahme — an inclination to be partisan
  • German: Parteiergreifung — an inclination to be partisan
  • German: Parteilichkeit — an inclination to be partisan
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (wiljahalþei) — an inclination to be partisan
  • Greek: κομματισμός (kommatismós) — an inclination to be partisan
  • Hindi: पक्षपातपूर्ण (pakṣapātpūrṇ) — an inclination to be partisan
  • Italian: partigianeria — an inclination to be partisan
  • Kazakh: партиялылық (partiälylyq) — an inclination to be partisan
  • Polish: stronniczość — an inclination to be partisan
  • Portuguese: partidarismo — an inclination to be partisan
  • Portuguese: partidismo — an inclination to be partisan
  • Russian: парти́йность (partíjnostʹ) — an inclination to be partisan
  • Russian: полити́ческие симпа́тии (politíčeskije simpátii) — an inclination to be partisan
  • Spanish: partidismo — an inclination to be partisan