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Meaning of partisan

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  partisan
      adj 1: devoted to a cause or party [syn: {partisan}, {partizan}]
             [ant: {nonpartisan}, {nonpartizan}]
      n 1: a fervent and even militant proponent of something [syn:
           {partisan}, {zealot}, {drumbeater}] [ant: {nonpartisan},
           {nonpartizan}]
      2: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or
         activity [syn: {enthusiast}, {partisan}, {partizan}]
      3: a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral
         projections; 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {partisan},
         {partizan}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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