as in partisans
one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices
charged that the work of Congress has been stymied by sectarians who are indifferent to reason and intolerant of compromise
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partisans
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Before long, though, partisans on the other side had the inflammatory billboards replaced.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Washington urged us to think as Americans first, not partisans.—
Janet Nguyen,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Sectarians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sectarians. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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