parti pris

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: parti-pris

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

parti pris (plural partis pris)

  1. A bias or preconceived opinion.
    • 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:
      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.
    • 2017 March 26, “The Observer view on triggering article 50”, in The Observer[1], →ISSN:
      Britain faces a hugely costly settling of accounts, whatever parti pris barristers may advise.
    • 2023 October 7, Jim Pickard, “It's not government that creates jobs”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 3:
      These are interlaced with parti pris observations by Reeves about British politics, her own journey and Labour.

French

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

parti pris m (plural partis pris)

  1. Alternative form of parti-pris