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parti pris

/ˌpɑːtɪˈpɹiː/ UK

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

noun partis pris

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.

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"parti pris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parti%20pris.

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@misc{parti_pris_2026,
  title = {parti pris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parti%20pris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}