partisanship
noun
par·ti·san·ship
ˈpär-tə-zən-ˌship 
-sən-,
-ˌzan-,
chiefly British ˌpär-tə-ˈzan-
: the quality or state of being partisan : strong and sometimes blind adherence to a particular party, faction, cause, or person
political partisanship
The Court is so riven by partisanship that justices even pick their law clerks in ways influenced by ideology …—
Anthony Lewis
Anthony LewisThe succession of Civil War, Reconstruction and the Gilded Age was marked by bitter partisanship, endemic corruption, appalling violence and a general sense that democracy was failing.—Jon Grinspan
Jon GrinspanExamples of partisanship in a Sentence
partisanship can discourage any serious search for the truth
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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Pictures and video of the moment captured the overt display of partisanship in a contest for the state’s highest court.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 6 Apr. 2025
And what a nauseating display of blind partisanship by Mike Davis.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
Berliner’s acknowledgment of his employer’s systematic biases generated a wealth of reporting on and analysis of NPR’s partisanship.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025
But, from there, the answers were skewed significantly based on partisanship.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 6 Apr. 2025
And what a nauseating display of blind partisanship by Mike Davis.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
Berliner’s acknowledgment of his employer’s systematic biases generated a wealth of reporting on and analysis of NPR’s partisanship.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Apr. 2025
But, from there, the answers were skewed significantly based on partisanship.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for partisanship
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“Partisanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partisanship. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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