parti pris
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of parti pris
C19: literally: side taken
Example Sentences
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But Ozick, however fierce her identification as a Jew, is admirable in her freedom from identitarian parti pris.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2016
France Francis Ponge Le parti pris des choses map Beth Archer Brombert Francis Ponge writes poetry about everyday objects such as oranges and cigarettes.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2011
Bute, however, approached the subject in his usual attitude of complete intellectual detachment, with no trace of parti pris.
From John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir by David Hunter Blair
But, except these prepossessions, they have no parti pris.
From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by George Reid
But it is certain that he did not write with their settled parti pris of making history a vehicle of controversy.
From Gibbon by James Cotter Morison
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