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
Her taciturnity in society has been somewhat ungenerously laid to a parti pris.
From Famous Women: George Sand by Thomas, Bertha
Aunt Constance's parti pris in life was a benevolent interest in the affairs of everybody else.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
But it is certain that he did not write with their settled parti pris of making history a vehicle of controversy.
From Gibbon by Morison, James Cotter
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