parti pris
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)
- 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.
- 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)
- Alternative form of parti-pris