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“partisan”
partisan (adjective), more partisan, most partisan
1. Referring to a strong adherent of a person, a political party, or a cause: A partisan is someone whose support is based on feelings rather than on good reasons, as indicated by followers of the President of the U.S.
2. Etymology: from Latin partialis, "divisible, solitary"; from pars, "part".
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2. Etymology: from Latin partialis, "divisible, solitary"; from pars, "part".
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