People, or an organization, that financially supports or is a benefactor to a cause, organization or country
A secret organization resisting authority, especially in an occupied country
“The partisans fought a revolutionary war in a constantly shifting pattern, and their leadership did so with a political aim.”
Plural for a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person
“Well, it just means that I don't consider myself a political partisan in the sense that we back one party or another.”
Plural for one who is devotedly engaged in a cause, faction or mission
“While I have expressed my views as a partisan of the Revolution, I have at the same time tried to present an account of the revolutionary process that I believe to be true.”
Plural for a partisan who disseminates spin or propaganda on behalf of a group or party
(in the Middle Ages) Plural for a man who serves his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor
Plural for one engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official
Plural for a long weapon with a wooden shaft and a pointed steel head
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