partisanship
noun
par·ti·san·ship
ˈpär-tə-zən-ˌship 
-sən-,
-ˌzan-,
chiefly British ˌpär-tə-ˈzan-
: 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
Anthony LewisThe 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
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Examples of partisanship in a Sentence
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Story continues below advertisement One prominent jury consultant said the issue is more nuanced than gauging partisanship or voter behavior.
—Michael Cadenhead, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
But recent elections indicate the state's partisanship may be changing.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The governor has denounced the measure as driven by partisanship, but the GOP supermajority legislature could override a veto when lawmakers reconvene for the final two days of this year's session in mid-April.
—Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
For state Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley, partisanship is just fine for me, but not for thee.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
But Hochman said his plan is to run a campaign that brings together his primary rivals’ supporters and law enforcement leaders, focused on public safety, not partisanship.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Texas needs a Senator who prioritizes people over partisanship.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
The club’s style remade American democracy as participatory and performative, an accessible spectacle anchored in mass partisanship.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Republicans in North Carolina argued, and Dever agreed, that the new lines were drawn with partisanship in mind rather than race.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Michael Cadenhead, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
But recent elections indicate the state's partisanship may be changing.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The governor has denounced the measure as driven by partisanship, but the GOP supermajority legislature could override a veto when lawmakers reconvene for the final two days of this year's session in mid-April.
—Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
For state Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley, partisanship is just fine for me, but not for thee.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
But Hochman said his plan is to run a campaign that brings together his primary rivals’ supporters and law enforcement leaders, focused on public safety, not partisanship.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Texas needs a Senator who prioritizes people over partisanship.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
The club’s style remade American democracy as participatory and performative, an accessible spectacle anchored in mass partisanship.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Republicans in North Carolina argued, and Dever agreed, that the new lines were drawn with partisanship in mind rather than race.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Partisanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partisanship. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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