partisanships
Strong political allegiances
Partisanships is the plural of partisanship—strong, often blind allegiance to a party, faction, or cause.
The word usually carries negative connotations, suggesting loyalty that overrides objectivity or fairness: The committee's work was hampered by competing partisanships.
In political contexts, partisanships describes the tribal divisions that make compromise difficult.
Faithful bonds to causes
- factionsDissenting internal groups
- allegiancesCommitments to a cause
- affiliationsOrganizational memberships held
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
polarization · voting blocs · ideologies · coalitions · political divisions · factionalism · bloc voting · dogmatism
Separate portions of something
- rivalriesOngoing contests between opponents
- feudsProlonged bitter conflicts
- antagonismsStates of active opposition
- enmitiesMutual hatred between parties
contentions · hostilities · schisms · discord · strife · opposition · clashes · factionalism
Preformed negative judgments
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
slant · preferential treatment · discrimination · predispositions · blind loyalty · zealotry · narrow-mindedness · dogmatism
loyalties
Faithful bonds to causes
- factionsDissenting internal groups
- allegiancesCommitments to a cause
- affiliationsOrganizational memberships held
tribalism · polarization · voting blocs · ideologies · coalitions · political divisions · factionalism · bloc voting · dogmatism · sectarianism
divisions
Separate portions of something
- rivalriesOngoing contests between opponents
- feudsProlonged bitter conflicts
- antagonismsStates of active opposition
enmities · contentions · hostilities · schisms · discord · strife · opposition · clashes · factionalism · infighting
prejudices
Preformed negative judgments
- one-sidednessImbalanced viewpoint or treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
unfairness · slant · preferential treatment · discrimination · predispositions · blind loyalty · zealotry · narrow-mindedness · dogmatism · intolerance
partisanshipsneutrality
State of taking sides
impartiality · objectivity · nonpartisanship · even-handedness · fairness
partisanshipsunity
Wholeness through cohesion
bipartisanship · consensus · cooperation · solidarity · collaboration
partisanshipsindependence
Freedom from external control
nonalignment · autonomy · free-thinking · political independence · individualism