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Definition of Partisans

Partisan
Partisan Par"ti*san, n. [F. pertuisane, prob. fr. It. partigiana, influenced in French by OF. pertuisier to pierce. It was prob. so named as the weapon of some partisans, or party men. Cf. Partisan one of a corps of light troops.] A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff. And make him with our pikes and partisans a grave. --Shak.
Partisan
Partisan Par"ti*san, n. [F., fr. It. partigiano. See Party, and cf. Partisan a truncheon.] [Written also partizan.] 1. An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest. ``The violence of a partisan.' --Macaulay. Both sides had their partisans in the colony. --Jefferson. 2. (Mil.) (a) The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy. (b) Any member of such a corps.
Partisan
Partisan Par"ti*san, a. [Written also partizan.] 1. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal. 2. (Mil.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps. Partisan ranger (Mil.), a member of a partisan corps.

Meaning of Partisans from wikipedia

- The Yugoslav Partisans, officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia (often shortened as the National Liberation Army)...
- po****rized by Leonard Cohen Partisan Records, an American independent record label The Partisans (band), a 1980s punk band New Partisans, the mid-1980s movement...
- There, Soviet partisans often had the support of civilians and the unity of partisans and the local po****tion had a positive effect on partisan activities...
- recognized as the first partisan unit of World War II. The situation amongst the Polish partisans and the situation of the Polish partisans were both complicated...
- 35,828 partisans killed in action or executed, and 21,168 partisans mutilated or left disabled by their wounds. Another 32,000 Italian partisans had been...
- The Bielski partisans were a unit of Polish Jewish partisans who rescued Jews from extermination and fought the German occupiers and their collaborators...
- firms' lack of creativity and innovation sparked the inception of PARTISANS. PARTISANS emerged with modest commissions, gradually advancing to larger projects...
- The Soviet partisans in Estonia were Communist partisans who attempted to wage guerrilla warfare against the German armed forces during the German occupation...
- these partisans, as the majority of the po****tion of Melitopol was against the Russian presence. On 21 April, Ukrayinski Novini reported that partisans in...
- Ukrainian partisans may refer to: Ukrainian Insurgent Army during World War II Soviet partisans in Ukraine during World War II Ukrainian resistance during...