partisanship

English

Etymology

From partisan +‎ -ship.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp/, /ˈpɑːtɪˌzænʃɪp/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹtəzənˌʃɪp/, [ˈpɑɹɾəzənˌʃɪp]
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  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɐːtɪzənʃɪp/, [ˈpɐːɾɪzənʃɪp]
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpɐːtəzɛnʃəp/, [ˈpɐːɾəzɛnʃəp]

Noun

partisanship (countable and uncountable, plural partisanships)

  1. An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.
    Synonym: partisanry
    • 2023 April 1, Jonathan Weisman, “Trump and Fox News, Twin Titans of Politics, Hit With Back-to-Back Rebukes”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      In this moment of constant campaigning and tribal partisanship, even the courts have had difficulty puncturing the ideological bubbles that Mr. Trump and Fox News pundits have created.

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