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--adj. 3 one-sided, factional, biased, tendentious, sectarian,
opinionated, partial, bigoted, prejudiced, parochial, myopic,
short-sighted, near-sighted, narrow, narrow-minded, limited:
She refuses to become involved in partisan politics. 4
guerrilla or guerilla, freedom, underground, resistance,
irregular: They were both members of the Maquis, the French
partisan group who fought against the Nazis.
partition n. 1 separation, division, splitting (up), split-up,
partitionment, break-up, breaking up, segmenting, segmentation:
One of the results of World War II was the partition of Germany.
2 allotment, allotting, apportionment, apportioning,
distribution, distributing, meting out, doling out, rationing
(out), sharing (out), dividing (up), giving or handing or
passing out, parcelling out, Colloq divvying up: The partition
of the estate is in the hands of our solicitors. 3 (room)
divider, (dividing) wall, barrier, screen, separator: Let's put
up a partition to divide this office into two. 4 compartment,
room, chamber, section, part, area, division, subdivision, cell,
stall, booth: In open floor planning, furniture, plantings, and
other movables are used to create the partitions where people
work.
--v. 5 divide (up), separate, cut up, subdivide, split (up):
It is always a mistake to partition a country into smaller,
potentially quarrelsome units. 6 Often, partition off. divide,
separate, subdivide, wall off, screen (off), fence off: We must
partition off the machine room so that the office staff are not
disturbed by the noise.
partly adv. See partially, above.
partner n. 1 sharer, partaker, associate, colleague, participant,
accomplice, accessory, confederate, comrade, ally, collaborator,
companion, team-mate, fellow, alter ego, friend, Colloq pal,
sidekick, mate, US and Canadian buddy, cohort: His partner in
the bank robbery was arrested this morning. 2 wife or husband,
spouse, mate, helpmate, helpmeet, consort: She became my life
partner more than 50 years ago. 3 companion, fellow-dancer:
Won't you change partners and dance with me?
party n. 1 (social) gathering, (cocktail or dinner) party,