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Definitions for partisanship
par·ti·san·ship

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word partisanship.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. partiality, partisanshipnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. partisanshipnoun

    An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality

Wikipedia

  1. partisanship

    A partisan is a committed member of a political party. In multi-party systems, the term is used for persons who strongly support their party's policies and are reluctant to compromise with political opponents. A political partisan is not to be confused with a military partisan.

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  1. partisanship

    Partisanship refers to a strong, often uncompromising, allegiance or loyalty to a political party, ideology, faction, or cause, typically resulting in a bias or unwillingness to consider different viewpoints or ideas. It can also involve favoring policies, decisions, or actions based on party affiliation rather than merit, fairness or public welfare.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Partisanshipnoun

    the state of being a partisan, or adherent to a party; feelings or conduct appropriate to a partisan

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of partisanship in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of partisanship in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of partisanship in a Sentence

  1. Mini Mike Bloomberg:

    While Donald Trump tweets, I follow facts, respect data and tell the truth, i believe we need less talk, less partisanship, and less division.

  2. National Security Advisor Susan Rice:

    What has happened over the last several weeks, by virtue of the invitation that was issued by the Speaker, the acceptance of it by Prime Minister Netanyahu on two weeks in advance of his election, is that on both sides there has now been injected a degree of partisanship which is not only unfortunate but it's destructive of the fabric of the relationship.

  3. Brian Riedl:

    The Senate Democrats just engaged in one of the most cynical displays of partisanship I have ever seen in the U.S. Senate, they let Pelosi blow up a bipartisan agreement.

  4. Hillary Clinton:

    ‘I think Bernie Sanders seemed to have a course correction in the [Jefferson Jackson] dinner from one in which he said he wasn’t going to go negative to – to obviously focusing his, you know, his fire on her,’ [John Podesta] said on ABC’s ‘This Week’ on Sunday. Podesta said Clinton, on the other hand, refrained from partisanship and focused on painting a positive vision for the future of America in her speech.

  5. Nancy Pelosi:

    This isn't about politics. It's not about partisanship. It's about patriotism, the idea that this has anything to do with whether you like( Trump) or not -- forget that. That's about the election. This is about the Constitution.

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  • Fonorisa Elaine Blount
    Fonorisa Elaine Blount
    You can't be a good leader and be bias, selfish, and prejudice. You have to have be able to sacrifice your partisanship for the lives of the whole USA, serving with humility and unity under God.
    LikeReply5 years ago

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