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partisan (noun, adjective, noun):
noun
1: a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person - especially one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance
2a: a member of a body of detached light troops making forays and harassing an enemy
b: a member of a guerrilla band operating within enemy lines
adjective
1: feeling, showing, or deriving from strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person : exhibiting, characterized by, or resulting from partisanship
2: of, carried on by, or being military partisans
noun
: a weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries with long shaft and broad blade
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : A partisan is someone who supports one part or party. Sometimes the support takes the form of military action, as when guerrilla fighters take on government forces. But partisan is actually most often used as an adjective, usually referring to support of a political party. so if you're accused of being too partisan, or of practicing partisan politics, it means you're mainly interested in boosting your own party and attacking the other one.
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