partisanship

ˈpɑːrtɪzənʃɪp

Definition

Definition of partisanship - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

preference

TECH.

inclination to favor one opinion over others

TECH.

Her partisanship influenced the committee's decision.

bias

favoritism

partiality

political bias

TECH.

strong support for a specific party or cause

TECH.

His partisanship was evident in every debate and discussion.

bias

partiality

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Origin of partisanship

French, partisan (supporter) + -ship (state)

Examples of partisanship in a sentence

The newspaper's partisanship was clear in its editorials.
The journalist's partisanship was clear in his articles.
Partisanship can often lead to biased reporting.

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French:partialité, partisanerie, ...
German:Parteilichkeit, ...
Italian:partigianeria, ...
Spanish:partidismo, ...
Portuguese:tendência partidária, partidarismo, ...
Chinese:党派偏见, 政治偏见, ...
Japanese:党派心, 党派性, ...
Arabic:تَحَيُّز حِزْبي, تَحَزُّب, ...
Hebrew:מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים, מִפְלַגְתִיּוּת, ...
Russian:пристрастность, ...
Ukrainian:упередженість, партійність, ...
Hindi:पक्षपात, दलीयता, ...
Bengali:পক্ষপাত, দলীয় পক্ষপাতিত্ব, ...
Catalan:biaix, militància, ...
Czech:stranickost, ...
Danish:partiskhed, partitroskab, ...
Dutch:partijdigheid, partijzucht, ...
Greek:μεροληψία, κομματισμός, ...
Hungarian:részrehajlás, elkötelezettség, ...
Khmer:ភាពលម្អៀងទៅខាងមតិមួយ, និន្នាការគាំទ្របក្សពួក, ...
Korean:당파성, 정당 편향, ...
Persian:جانبداری, حزب‌گرایی, ...
Polish:stronniczość, stronniczość polityczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):partidarismo, parcialidade, ...
Romanian:partizanat, partizanat politic, ...
Swedish:partiskhet, ...
Thai:ความลำเอียง, การเข้าข้างฝ่ายใดฝ่ายหนึ่ง, ...
Turkish:tarafgirlik, partizanlık, ...
Vietnamese:sự thiên vị, tính đảng phái, ...

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