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partisan

A partisan is a person who strongly supports a particular person, party or cause, especially in politics. (noun)

An example of a partisan is a strong Republican supporter.

Partisan describes someone or something that shows support or favoritism towards a particular cause, person or party. (adjective)

An example of partisan is a left-wing newspaper which supports the democrats.

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See partisan in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See partisan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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