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Definition of partisan

Partisan
Partisan Par"ti*san, n. [F. pertuisane, prob. fr. It. partigiana, influenced in French by OF. pertuisier to pierce. It was prob. so named as the weapon of some partisans, or party men. Cf. Partisan one of a corps of light troops.] A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff. And make him with our pikes and partisans a grave. --Shak.
Partisan
Partisan Par"ti*san, n. [F., fr. It. partigiano. See Party, and cf. Partisan a truncheon.] [Written also partizan.] 1. An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest. ``The violence of a partisan.' --Macaulay. Both sides had their partisans in the colony. --Jefferson. 2. (Mil.) (a) The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy. (b) Any member of such a corps.
Partisan
Partisan Par"ti*san, a. [Written also partizan.] 1. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal. 2. (Mil.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps. Partisan ranger (Mil.), a member of a partisan corps.

Meaning of partisan from wikipedia

- Look up Partisan, partisan, partisanism, or partisanship in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Partisan(s) or The Partisan(s) may refer to: Partisan (military)...
- The Yugoslav Partisans, or the National Liberation Army, officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia, was the communist-led...
- "The Partisan" is an anti-fascist anthem about the French Resistance in World War II. The song was composed in 1943 by Russian-born Anna Marly (1917–2006)...
- 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...
- A partisan is a member of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation by some kind of...
- ****-occupied Italy, the Italian Resistance fighters, known as the partigiani (partisans), fought a guerra di liberazione ****onale ('national liberation war')...
- A partisan (also known as a partizan) is a type of polearm that was used in Europe during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. It consisted of a spearhead...
- Soviet partisans were members of resistance movements that fought a guerrilla war against Axis forces during World War II in the Soviet Union, the previously...
- or non-partisan may refer to: Distinct from political parties Nonpartisanism, co-operation without reference to political parties Non-partisan democracy...
- The Cook Partisan Voting Index, abbreviated PVI or CPVI, is a measurement of how partisan a United States congressional district or state is. This partisanship...