a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person

partisans of the exiled Stuarts

a member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force, in particular one operating in German-occupied Yugoslavia, Italy, and parts of eastern Europe in the Second World War

the partisans opened fire from the woods

it is not in the nature of partisan warfare to produce victory in the field

prejudiced in favour of a particular cause

we will need people to put partisan politics aside and work with us for the good of the country

his account was highly partisan