Synonyms

parti pris

American

[par-tee pree] / par ti ˈpri /

noun

French.

a position or attitude resolved upon or taken in advance.

parti pris British

/ parti pri /

noun

a preconceived opinion

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Etymology

Origin of parti pris

C19: literally: side taken

Example Sentences

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The unbalanced supreme court, soon to embrace another arch-conservative, is no defence against White House abuse of executive orders, and parti pris American media cannot be relied upon to tell truth to power.

From The Guardian

But they decided to treat the question as one treats a scientific matter—with perseverance, with courage, and without parti pris of any kind.

From Project Gutenberg

Bute, however, approached the subject in his usual attitude of complete intellectual detachment, with no trace of parti pris.

From Project Gutenberg

But that, I admit," I added, "strikes one always as a sort of parti pris with her.

From Project Gutenberg

We prefer the austerer Ibsen, who presents his men and women within the frame of the drama, absolutely without personal comment or parti pris—as before his decadence did Tolstoy in his novels.

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