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title: partisan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «partisan» in the school dictionary: Strongly supporting one political party or side, often without being fair to the other side. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# partisan

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**Who acts:** fighter, soldiers, report, newspaper, good referee, partisans · **What happens:** support, be, fight, take, report, not be · **To what, where:** one political party, Second World War, country, partisan, forest, railway lines

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«partisan» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [partisan in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/partisan.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Strongly supporting one political party or side, often without being fair to the other side.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partisan:m1:1
# text = Strongly supporting one political party or side, often without being fair to the other side.
1	Strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	supporting	support	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	cop	_	_
12	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **support** | gerund |  | one political party or side |  |  |  | strongly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer party=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the other side; fair, often *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A strong supporter of a party, person or idea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partisan:m2:1
# text = A strong supporter of a party, person or idea.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	supporter	supporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: noun, history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fighter in a secret army who fights against soldiers who have taken over their country, especially in the Second World War.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partisan:m3:1
# text = A fighter in a secret army who fights against soldiers who have taken over their country, especially in the Second World War.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fighter	fighter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fights	fight	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	against	against	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	over	over	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
18	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	Second	Second	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	23	amod	_	_
22	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | present | a fighter in a secret army |  |  | the Second World War |  | against soldiers | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **take** | present · perfect | soldiers |  |  | soldiers's country |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The newspaper's report was very partisan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partisan:x1:1
# text = The newspaper's report was very partisan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	partisan	partisan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the newspaper's report | partisan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **report** |  | the newspaper |  |  |  |  |  | nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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A good referee is not partisan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partisan:x2:1
# text = A good referee is not partisan.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	partisan	partisan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | a good referee | partisan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The partisans hid in the forest and blew up railway lines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partisan:x3:1
# text = The partisans hid in the forest and blew up railway lines.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	partisans	partisan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | the partisans |  |  | the forest |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in forest=Location |
| 2 | **blow up** | past | the partisans *not said here* | railway lines |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent line=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Bipartisan laws are supported by both main parties.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partisan:x4:1
# text = Bipartisan laws are supported by both main parties.
1	Bipartisan	bipartisan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	supported	support	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **support** | present · passive | both main parties | Bipartisan laws |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The crowd was partisan and cheered only for the home team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partisan:x5:1
# text = The crowd was partisan and cheered only for the home team.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	partisan	partisan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the crowd | partisan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cheer** | past | the crowd *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the home team | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The judge must be non-partisan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:partisan:x6:1
# text = The judge must be non-partisan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	non-partisan	non-partisan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | the judge |  |  |  |  | non-partisan *property* | tree rules |

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