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 [] [1], London: Longmans, Green & Co., 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[2], →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