/ˌpɑː.tɪˈzæn/ (adj & noun)

Partisan definition

Noun: someone who is an advocate of a political party, person, principle, country, etc. very passionately, fan, biased supporter – (in a defeated country) an agent of the secret armed forces who clandestinely tries to fight against the enemy who’s currently in charge of the country, resistant fighter

Adjective: showing biased and unreasonable support, prejudiced, opinionated, narrow-minded, bigoted, partial

Example

A partisan is a member of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation by some kind of insurgent activity. The term can apply to the field element of resistance movements.

Source of example: https://en.wikipedia.org/

Antonyms

impartial

Parts of speech

Noun: partisanship

/ˈbær.ɪ.stəʳ/ (noun)

Definition

a lawyer in Britain, Australia and other countries who can argue legal cases in the higher law courts, attorney, solicitor, defender, advocate, counsel, counselor

Example

The Difference Between Solicitor and Barrister Work
Put very simply, barristers tend to practice as advocates representing clients in court, whereas solicitors tend to perform the majority of their legal work in a law firm or office setting. There are, however, exceptions to this rule in both cases.

From an advocacy perspective, for example, the line between the two professions has become more blurred in recent times.

Solicitors can obtain ‘rights of audience’ which enables them to represent clients in court.

This means that solicitors can now perform many of the functions of a barrister up to a certain point, although barristers are able to work in a significantly higher level of court than their solicitor counterparts.

Source of example: https://www.thelawyerportal.com/

/ɪkˈspəʊ.nənt/ (noun)

Definition

a person who advocates or supports an idea or belief, supporter, defender, propagandist, advocate, campaigner, proponent, promoter, representative, upholder – (mathematics) a number or sign that indicates how many times another number should be multiplied by itself

Example

Drupal Technology Supporters are companies who provide a product or service that helps the Drupal community build amazing sites. These exponents of technology educate the community about their offerings and their program fees help fund Drupal.org improvements.

Source: https://www.drupal.org

Antonyms

opponent

Parts of speech

Adjective: exponential: rapidly growing in size or number

Adverb: exponentially

Noun: exponentiation

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/ədˈhɪə.rənt/ (adj & noun)

a person who strongly supports a particular person or idea, fan, buff, supporter, disciple, follower, believer, devotee, advocate, fanatic, enthusiast, sticky

Cadre parties normally organize a relatively small number of party adherents. Mass-based parties, on the other hand, unite hundreds of thousands of followers, sometimes millions. But the number of members is not the only criterion of a mass-based party. The essential factor is that such a party attempts to base itself on an appeal to the masses. It attempts to organize not only those who are influential or well known or those who represent special interest groups but rather any citizen who is willing to join the party. If such a party succeeds in gathering only a few adherents, then it is mass based only in potential. It remains, nevertheless, different from the cadre-type parties.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/

Antonym: opponent, adversary

Verb: adhere

Noun: adherence, adhesion

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/ˈæd.və.kət/ & /ˈæd.və.keɪt/ (noun & verb)

a lawyer who defends someone in a court of law, backer, promoter, believer, supporter, fan, activist, campaigner, to publicly support or suggest an idea, development or way of doing something, to speak in favor of, back, champion, support, encourage, promote, be in favor of, sponsor:

She advocates taking a more long-term view.

He advocates the return of physical punishment.

He’s a strong advocate of state ownership of the railways.

Antonyms

discourage, opponent

Parts of Speech

• Noun: advocacy
• Adverb: advocately