1
as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
partisanship can discourage any serious search for the truth
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as in sectarianism
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
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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Recent Examples of partisanship
Latino politicians, ironically, have matured to the point of being like other politicians: more focused on power and partisanship than on solving the problems of a community that has been clear about its priorities for decades.
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Mike Madrid, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration’s purges are, in one way, fulfillments of long-standing political projects: the old aims of small-government conservatism, updated for the age of slash-and-burn partisanship.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Americans’ degree of religious engagement is also closely tied to their partisanship.
—Jennifer Agiesta, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
From the late 1850s to the end of the 19th century, partisanship more clearly drove many statehood debates.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Mike Madrid, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration’s purges are, in one way, fulfillments of long-standing political projects: the old aims of small-government conservatism, updated for the age of slash-and-burn partisanship.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Americans’ degree of religious engagement is also closely tied to their partisanship.
—Jennifer Agiesta, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
From the late 1850s to the end of the 19th century, partisanship more clearly drove many statehood debates.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisanship
Noun
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Mobilizing talent means attracting and retaining talent at all ages by eliminating age bias and stereotyping across all human resource functions.—
Sheila Callaham,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Media bias is very real—and so is congressional incompetence.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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The charges were dismissed with prejudice, meaning Kristine can’t be charged again for the same thing.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2025
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At this juncture, dismissal with prejudice is required.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In fact, the handbag was invented, experimented with and refined before women received pocket partiality.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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So, Hunt’s partiality for turtlenecks has now become the official look for player headshots over the past two decades.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Partisanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partisanship. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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