partisanship

noun

par·ti·san·ship ˈpär-tə-zən-ˌship

-sən-,

-ˌzan-,

chiefly British ˌpär-tə-ˈzan-

Synonyms of partisanship next

: the quality or state of being partisan : strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person

political partisanship

The Court is so riven by partisanship that justices even pick their law clerks in ways influenced by ideology …—

Anthony Lewis

The succession of Civil War, Reconstruction and the Gilded Age was marked by bitter partisanship, endemic corruption, appalling violence and a general sense that democracy was failing.—

Jon Grinspan

Examples of partisanship in a Sentence

partisanship can discourage any serious search for the truth there's a pervasive partisanship in the company that prevents it from acknowledging that other companies are outpacing it with innovative ideas

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The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing on Patel's nomination shortly with the coming confirmation hearings set to be a flashpoint in the ongoing debate over the role of partisanship in federal governance. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024 But nationally, there appears to be little opening for Hogan, who has urged the GOP to veer away from Trump’s partisanship and bluster. —

Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Nov. 2024 Another break from the past was in terms of straight-ahead partisanship. —

Gary Langer, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024 That pushes voters' overall evaluation of the economy slightly higher than it's been this year — and further spotlights how much partisanship, along with optimism, always plays into these evaluations. —

Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for partisanship