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

The 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

Examples 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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Most were frustrated with political parties, partisanship, or the slow going process in the chambers. —

Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024 The bill’s goal is to help overcome increasing partisanship around the passage of supplemental aid packages. —

Laura Kelly, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024 The dairy product has had a niche following that transcends partisanship for decades. —

Natalie Daher, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024 Fear, the emotion that predominates in Le Corbeau, seems familiar — lingering from the tyrannical Covid lockdowns, Stasi-like doxxing, denunciations, and the social antagonism endured through political partisanship. —

Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for partisanship