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partisanism

[ pahr-tuh-zuh-niz-uh m, -suh- ]

/ ˈpɑr tə zəˌnɪz əm, -sə- /

noun

partisan action or spirit.

Origin of partisanism

First recorded in 1885–90; partisan¹ + -ism

Words nearby partisanism

parting of the ways, parting shot, parting strip, partis, partisan, partisanism, partita, partite, partition, partition chromatography, partition coefficient

Example sentences from the Web for partisanism

The partisanism of one of these motives is rather suggestive for our study of the mind of the crowd.

The Behavior of Crowds |Everett Dean Martin
Again he was surrendering his own convictions to the partisanism of his colleagues.

Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume II (of 2) |Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson