Definitions for partisanship
par·ti·san·ship

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1. partiality, partisanshipnoun

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

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1. partisanshipnoun

   An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality

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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.

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1. Partisanshipnoun

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

Matched Categories

1. • Inclination

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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. Barack Obama:

   Well, what is true is that the ability of Republican leaders to rile up their base -- helped along by folks like Rush Limbaugh and some commentators on Fox News -- I think created an environment in which Republican voters would punish Republicans from cooperating with me, that hothouse of back-and-forth arguments and really sharp partisanship I think has been harmful to the country.

2. Taylor Budowich:

   For me, this complaint being filed in federal court is not about politics or partisanship, government should not be a weapon that's freely used against political opponents and private citizens — but it seems like this Democrat-led Congress is intent on codifying that precedent.

3. Kellyanne Conway:

   This is about the country, people doing the right thing by the country and not by their party. And this is about telling the truth about what really happened and not about party loyalty, this is about putting the country, the law, truth above partisanship.

4. Caitlin Sutherland:

   This is a disturbing display of partisanship and favoritism by a government agency, when no comparable events were held for the three previous Supreme Court Justices, no gala for Gorsuch, no concert for Kavanaugh, no bash for Barrett.

5. President Donald Trump:

   We must put politics aside, stop the partisanship, and unify together as one nation and one family, acting with compassion and love, we will heal the sick, care for those in need, help our fellow citizens, and emerge from this challenge stronger and more unified than ever before.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=partisanship
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Partisanship
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partisanship
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partisanship
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=partisanship

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