partisanship

noun

ˈpär-tə-zən-ˌship How to pronounce partisanship (audio)
Definition of partisanshipnext
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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2
as in bigotry
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 Peters had asked about partisanship in granting major disaster declarations. — Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 Despite the harsh partisanship of today’s political culture, Michelle Obama said those messages are still possible. — Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 June 2026 The watchdog noted that the program hasn’t been so close to insolvency since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan and Speaker Tip O’Neill famously put partisanship aside to safeguard the program—until now. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026 But Kiley’s own use of the tool epitomizes the potential for partisanship to limit it. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for partisanship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisanship
  1. bias
  2. bigotry
  3. prejudice
  4. dogmatism
  5. partiality
  6. intolerance
  7. illiberalism
  8. small-mindedness
Noun
  • The key to passing legislation is treating all energy equally and making clear that final permits cannot be undone based on political bias on the left or the right.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • Why LLMs struggle with spreadsheets Part of why structured data has garnered less attention is a very human bias, argues Boris van Breugel, a senior AI researcher based in Amsterdam.
    — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026
Definition of bias
Noun
  • After the Emancipation Proclamation, many still endured segregation, bigotry and the constant threat of racist violence.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026
  • Like many Black members of sports media, Smith takes pride in his anti-White bigotry.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of bigotry
Noun
  • Federal judge Aileen Cannon dismissed a lawsuit with prejudice on Monday, July 6, after poet Kimberly Marasco sued Swift, Aaron Dessner, Republic Records and Universal Music Group in February 2025, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Her initial lawsuit, filed in May 2024, was dismissed with prejudice in September 2025.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
Definition of prejudice
Noun
  • When authenticity becomes uncompromising, candor turns belligerent, consistency becomes rigid, or principled decision-making morphs into dogmatism, even the best intentions can backfire.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • By staying so close to black metal’s core sound, Marchenko does more to undermine the dogmatism—both racial and aesthetic—of Vikernes and his ilk than a more obviously experimental project might.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of dogmatism
Noun
  • For instance, traditional print outlets value such tenets as balance, impartiality, gatekeeping, and prepublication verification, whereas digital products often emphasize immediacy, transparency, partiality, and postpublication correction.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
  • Schumer's partiality to a classic one-piece is well-documented.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of partiality
Noun
  • Black children experience higher rates of lactose intolerance, which meant many of my kids went the entire school day without clean, safe drinking water and instead milk that gave them an upset stomach.
    — Joe Holberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • High amounts of whey may cause bloating and gas, especially in those with lactose intolerance or dairy sensitivity.
    — Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 1 July 2026
Definition of intolerance
Noun
  • Resorting to violence merely strengthens the forces of illiberalism and sense of disorder upon which Trumpism feeds.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The signal predicament of our era is the global rise of illiberalism and intolerance.
    — Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of illiberalism
Noun
  • The show gestures at the classic targets of old-timey sexism, small-mindedness, and nativism—much of it embodied by Gasteyer’s scheming character—but only in the safest possible ways.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of small-mindedness

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“Partisanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partisanship. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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