How do you use Partisan in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like advocate or supporter, plus the exact meaning.

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Partisan in a sentence

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Partisan meaning

  1. An adherent to a party or faction.
  2. A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
  3. A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter.

Synonyms of Partisan

partizan nonpartisan enthusiast exponent proponent advocator advocate drumbeater zealot sectarian denominational tendencious tendentious party-spirited supporter

Example sentences (20)

His brief time as speaker was defined by partisan fights and gridlock over the rules that govern the lower chamber.

Kailash Pradhan was one of many independent candidates to run in Sikkim’s non-partisan municipal elections in 2021.

In Illinois, a bill has been passed prohibiting libraries from banning books under partisan or doctrinal pressure.

In total, Pam’s Picks endorsed 53 of the 104 non-partisan candidates running in various Watauga County elections.

Decisions made by these courts can increasingly be predicted based on the partisan alliance of the respective justices.

A new push to overhaul the structure of New Mexico's Legislature is off to a partisan start at the Roundhouse.

Anyone who lives in a town with “non-partisan” local elections knows what parties the mayor and council members belong to.

How do people respond to the corrections of Twitter randos, with or without some obvious partisan flair on their profiles?

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Consider Climate said in the interest of remaining non-partisan, it could not respond to statements from individual parties.

No matter the partisan identification of a voter, the voting patterns in the 2022 election appear similar.

Appropriations also has the benefit of being “far less partisan than other committees,” Handverger said.

Given that she and her husband are so divisive and partisan, the attempt at unity doesn’t ring sincere.

Bamidele also warned “against the perverse culture of stampeding the judiciary into partisan politics.

Gerrymandering was rejected by 72% of likely voters, while 81% of voters viewed the partisan political redistricting as cheating.

It had context added to explain that 'magistrates and judges determine sentences, not partisan politicians, following guidelines'.

He is pulling all sorts of things into the Bidenomics category, including the ghastly bi-partisan infrastructure bill passed in 2021.

And before anyone says this is partisan, I feel the same way about McCain, and any other Deep State traitorous rat who bites the dust.

Gov. Phil Murphy swore in Mayor Billy Portman today after a new, non-partisan form of government was approved by voters last November.

Although the City Council is, and rightfully so, non-partisan, I like to think of myself as a Progressive Independent in my philosophy.

He said the previous elections have proved that no credible election can be held under the AL government and a partisan administration.

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Common combinations with partisan

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "partisan" in a sentence?
An example: "His brief time as speaker was defined by partisan fights and gridlock over the rules that govern the lower chamber." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "partisan" from real English texts.
What does "partisan" mean?
Partisan means: An adherent to a party or faction.
What are synonyms of "partisan"?
Common synonyms of "partisan" include: partizan, nonpartisan, enthusiast, exponent, proponent, advocator, advocate, drumbeater. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "partisan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "partisan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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