Partisan Definition

partisan
adjective
  1. devoted to a cause or party
noun
  1. a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  2. an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
  3. a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

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