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| - | {{Template}}In politics, '''partisan''' literally means organized into [[political parties]]. The expression "[[partisan (political)|Partisan politics]]" usually refers to fervent, sometimes militant support of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea. Although this is typically an appellation with negative connotations, some supporters embrace the term, as can be seen by the names of the following publications: | + | {{Template}} |
| - | * ''[[Partisan Review]]'', a US political and literary quarterly. | + | From French ''partisan'', from Italian ''partigiano'' (“defender of a [[party]]”), from ''parte'' (“[[part]]”). English from the mid-16th century. The sense of "[[guerilla]] fighter" is from c. 1690. The adjective in the military sense dates from the early 18th century, in the political sense since 1842. |
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| + | '''Partisan''' may refer to: | ||
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| + | ==Politics== | ||
| + | *[[Partisan (political)]], a committed member of a political party | ||
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| + | ==Military== | ||
| + | * [[Partisan (weapon)]], a pole weapon | ||
| + | * [[Partisan (military)]], paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line | ||
| + | ** [[Albanian Resistance of World War II]], the Partisans of Albania during World War II | ||
| + | ** [[Armenian irregular units]], referring to Armenian guerrillas from World War I | ||
| + | ** [[Belarusian partisans]], in World War II and after | ||
| + | ** [[Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II]], a Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II | ||
| + | ** [[1st Czechoslovak Partisan Brigade of Jan Žižka|Czech partisans]], a Czech resistance movement during World War II | ||
| + | ** [[Forest Brothers]], after World War II against the Soviet Union | ||
| + | ** [[French Resistance]], during World War II | ||
| + | ** [[Werwolf]], Germany's World War II movement | ||
| + | ** Germany's planned World War II Alpine [[National redoubt]] | ||
| + | ** [[Greek Resistance]], in World War II and after | ||
| + | ** [[Italian resistance movement]], in World War II | ||
| + | ** [[Jewish partisans]], among the Jewish resistance movement in Nazi-occupied Europe | ||
| + | ***[[Bielski partisans]], a Jewish resistance group during World War II | ||
| + | ** [[Latvian partisans]], in World War II and after | ||
| + | ** [[Leśni]] (Polish resistance movement), in World War II | ||
| + | ** [[Lithuanian partisans]], in World War II and after | ||
| + | ** [[Slovak partisans]], in Slovak National Uprising, an armed insurrection during World War II | ||
| + | ** [[Slovene partisans]] | ||
| + | ** [[Soviet partisans]], for the USSR in World War II | ||
| + | *** [[Soviet partisans in Estonia]], during World War II against Nazi-Germany | ||
| + | ** [[Yugoslav Partisans]], in World War II and after | ||
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| + | ==Music== | ||
| + | * [[Po šumama i gorama]], a Yugoslav Partisan version of the traditional song of Red Partisans in Siberia during 1918–1920 Russian Civil War | ||
| + | * "[[Chant des Partisans]]", a 1943 French patriotic song from World War II | ||
| + | * "[[The Partisan]]", a song written by Anna Marly and later covered by both Leonard Cohen and 16 Horsepower | ||
| + | * [[The Partisans (band)]], a 1980s punk and Oi! band | ||
| + | * [[Partisan Records]], an American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York | ||
| + | * [[The Partisan Seed]], music moniker for Filipe Miranda, a Portuguese singer/songwriter | ||
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| + | ==Other uses== | ||
| + | * [[Partisan film]], a subgenre of war films in Yugoslavia | ||
| + | * [[Partisan (film)|''Partisan'' (film)]], a 2015 Australian film | ||
| + | * [[Partisans (novel)|''Partisans'' (novel)]], a 1982 novel by Alistair MacLean about the Yugoslav partisans | ||
| + | * [[Partisan game]], in combinatorial game theory | ||
| + | * [[The Partisans (sculpture)|''The Partisans'' (sculpture)]] in Boston | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * ''[[Partisan Review]]'', a United States political and literary quarterly | ||
| + | * [[Partizan (disambiguation)]] | ||
| + | * [[Partizani (disambiguation)]] | ||
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From French partisan, from Italian partigiano (“defender of a party”), from parte (“part”). English from the mid-16th century. The sense of "guerilla fighter" is from c. 1690. The adjective in the military sense dates from the early 18th century, in the political sense since 1842.
Partisan may refer to:
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Politics
- Partisan (political), a committed member of a political party
Military
- Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon
- Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
- Albanian Resistance of World War II, the Partisans of Albania during World War II
- Armenian irregular units, referring to Armenian guerrillas from World War I
- Belarusian partisans, in World War II and after
- Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II, a Bulgarian resistance movement during World War II
- Czech partisans, a Czech resistance movement during World War II
- Forest Brothers, after World War II against the Soviet Union
- French Resistance, during World War II
- Werwolf, Germany's World War II movement
- Germany's planned World War II Alpine National redoubt
- Greek Resistance, in World War II and after
- Italian resistance movement, in World War II
- Jewish partisans, among the Jewish resistance movement in Nazi-occupied Europe
- Bielski partisans, a Jewish resistance group during World War II
- Latvian partisans, in World War II and after
- Leśni (Polish resistance movement), in World War II
- Lithuanian partisans, in World War II and after
- Slovak partisans, in Slovak National Uprising, an armed insurrection during World War II
- Slovene partisans
- Soviet partisans, for the USSR in World War II
- Soviet partisans in Estonia, during World War II against Nazi-Germany
- Yugoslav Partisans, in World War II and after
Music
- Po šumama i gorama, a Yugoslav Partisan version of the traditional song of Red Partisans in Siberia during 1918–1920 Russian Civil War
- "Chant des Partisans", a 1943 French patriotic song from World War II
- "The Partisan", a song written by Anna Marly and later covered by both Leonard Cohen and 16 Horsepower
- The Partisans (band), a 1980s punk and Oi! band
- Partisan Records, an American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York
- The Partisan Seed, music moniker for Filipe Miranda, a Portuguese singer/songwriter
Other uses
- Partisan film, a subgenre of war films in Yugoslavia
- Partisan (film), a 2015 Australian film
- Partisans (novel), a 1982 novel by Alistair MacLean about the Yugoslav partisans
- Partisan game, in combinatorial game theory
- The Partisans (sculpture) in Boston
See also
- Partisan Review, a United States political and literary quarterly
- Partizan (disambiguation)
- Partizani (disambiguation)
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