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Definition of Partisanship
1. Noun. An inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives.
Generic synonyms: Disposition, Inclination, Tendency
Specialized synonyms: Anthropocentricity, Anthropocentrism, Ethnocentrism, Eurocentrism, Bias, Preconception, Prejudice, Tilt, Localism, Provincialism, Sectionalism, Unfairness
Antonyms: Impartiality
Derivative terms: Partial, Partisan, Partisan
Definition of Partisanship
1. n. The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a party; feelings or conduct appropriate to a partisan.
Definition of Partisanship
1. Noun. An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Partisanship
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Partisanship
Literary usage of Partisanship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ethics of Democracy: A Series of Optimistic Essays on the Natural Laws of by Louis Freeland Post (1916)
"Non-partisanship is supposed to be judicial and patriotic. ... This is legitimate
partisanship. The other kind form opinions according to the sides they ..."
2. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1907)
"But partisanship in the matter of parceling out offices as rewards of political
fealty has been as water unto wine, as a means of destructiveness to good ..."
3. Municipal Affairs by Reform Club (New York, N.Y.) (1897)
"NON-partisanship IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. Ex-Governor Roswell P. Flower and State
Senator Frank D. Pavey discuss in the Forum for July the principle of ..."
4. Prose Specimens for Use with Classes in English Composition by Carson Samuel Duncan, Edwin Long Beck, William Lucius Graves (1913)
"WHAT IS partisanship? As with many other words, the secondary use of " partisanship "
has become more common than the primary. ..."
5. Proceedings of the ... Conference for Good City Government and of the by National Municipal League (1904)
"partisanship in Municipal Politics By CHARLES J. BONAPARTE Baltimore, President
The purpose of the National Municipal League is altogether practical: it ..."
6. Legislative Procedure: Parliamentary Practices and the Course of Business in by Robert Luce (1922)
"... CHAPTER XXII partisanship LEADERSHIP in a lawmaking body is generally assumed
to be a concomitant of partisanship. Thus Woodrow Wilson blended "the two ..."
7. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... dominion — energetic, resourceful and masterful; his further repute as a sort
of unprincipled buccaneer and tyrant is due to sentiment and partisanship. ..."
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