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parti pris en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpɑːtɪˈpɹiː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French parti pris (“decision taken; prejudice”).

Meanings

1. A bias or preconceived opinion.
   • But more than this: the hushing of [evil] up may, in a perfectly candid and honest mind, grow into a deliberate religious policy, or parti pris. 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 88:
   • Britain faces a hugely costly settling of accounts, whatever parti pris barristers may advise. 2017 March 26, “The Observer view on triggering article 50”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
   • These are interlaced with parti pris observations by Reeves about British politics, her own journey and Labour. 2023 October 7, Jim Pickard, “It’s not government that creates jobs”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:

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