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Valuing the good of the tribe over the good of all.
"Billy rose to the top of his small town community after adopting a brishly partisan stance against city people, a small challenge considering all people opposing him were far away in the city or too scattered to protest."
Partisan by The Artiscrybre July 9, 2022
What most voters think they aren't when they are.
Im sick of these liberals. They are so far left they the definition of partisan.
Partisan by IndependentLady September 1, 2012
Someone who puts party before country. See also Traitor.
These partisan scum are willing to start a civil war over an election between two candidates who are no different from each other.
Partisan by Chancresaurus Rex September 20, 2020
A term used by people that don’t know nuance.
Your ideas on Social Darwinism sound partisan.
Partisan by cretiv2u December 29, 2019
n. a kickass type of spear. Check out Final Fantasy VII for it, it's one of Cid's weapons.
Partisan can be purchased in Mideel for 18,000 gil.
partisan by Daniel Richards March 21, 2004

Partisan hack 

Matthew Kacsmaryk
The faithful partisan hack Matthew Kacsmaryk applies the laws differently based on the party that appointed him with little grasp of logic or fairness.
Partisan hack by GhstChild March 18, 2023
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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