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partisan

[pahr-tuh-zuhn, -suhn, pahr-tuh-zan] / ˈpɑr tə zən, -sən, ˌpɑr təˈzæn /




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In 2020, Virginia voters amended the state constitution to put redistricting in the hands of a bipartisan commission to reduce partisan gerrymandering.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

“I think the administration has recognized that and said, ‘Hey, this can’t be a partisan issue.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Those were not the words of a partisan politician.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Yet while he’s no Trump fan, McBride doesn’t consider making life easier for wheelchair users to be a partisan issue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Is that a partisan there, that old man with the saw cutting trees?

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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