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Etymology
It. partigiano

Noun
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1. An adherent to a party or faction

#* 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: <http://www.classicallibrary.org/aristotle/metaphysics/>. Book 1, Part 5.
#*: while Xenophanes, the first of these partisans of the One (for Parmenides is said to have been his pupil), gave no clear statement,

1. A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
2. The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.
3. Any member of such troops.
4. A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff.

Translations
trans-top|member of a body of detached light troops
Czech: partizán m
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Portuguese: [1-2] partidário m
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Adjective
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1. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal.
2. Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps.
3. Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause: partisan politics.

Translations
Portuguese: [1,3] partidário m

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• 2007-10-28 17:58 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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