Partisan may refer to:
Military
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Partisan (weapon)
A partisan (also known as a partizan) is a type of polearm that was used in Europe during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. It consisted of a spearhead mounted on a long wooden shaft, with protrusions on the sides which aided in parrying sword t ...
, a pole weapon
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Partisan (military)
A partisan is a member of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation by some kind of insurgent activity.
The term can apply to the field element of resistance movements. The ...
, paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
Films
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''Partisan'' (film), a 2015 Australian film
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Hell River
''Hell River'', also known as ''Partisans'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Partizani, separator=" / ", Партизани) and ''The Last Guerilla'', is a 1974 Yugoslav partisan film starring Rod Taylor as a Yugoslav raised in America who returns home to fig ...
'', a 1974 Yugoslavian film also known as ''Partisans''
Music
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Partisan Records
Partisan Records is an independent record label with offices in London and Los Angeles, as well as in New York City, where the company was co-founded in 2007 by Tim Putnam and Ian Wheeler. The label, initially run out of Putnam’s South Brooklyn ...
, an American independent record label
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The Partisans (band)
The Partisans are a Welsh punk rock band formed in Bridgend, South Wales, in early 1978, when all four members were in their early teens. They continued until 1984, having several hits on the UK Indie Chart. The band re-formed in the late 199 ...
, a 1980s punk and Oi! band
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The Partisan
"The Partisan" is an anti-fascist anthem about the French Resistance in World War II. The song was composed in 1943 by Russian-born Anna Marly (1917–2006), with lyrics by French Resistance leader Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie (1900–1969) ...
", a World War II anti-fascist song, later popularized by Leonard Cohen
Other uses
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Partisan (politics)
A partisan is a committed member of a political party or army. In multi-party systems, the term is used for persons who strongly support their party's policies and are reluctant to compromise with political opponents. A political partisan is no ...
, a committed member of a political party
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''Partisans'' (novel), a 1982 novel by Alistair MacLean about the Yugoslav partisans
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Partisan game In combinatorial game theory, a game is partisan (sometimes partizan) if it is not impartial. That is, some moves are available to one player and not to the other.
Most games are partisan. For example, in chess, only one player can move the white ...
, in combinatorial game theory
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Partisans (architectural firm)
PARTISANS is a Toronto-based architecture firm recognized for its future-forward approach to design and technology, civic advocacy and cultural engagement. The firm was founded in 2012 by partners Alex Josephson and Pooya Baktash. Jonathan Fried ...
, an architecture firm based in Toronto
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''The Partisans'' (sculpture), in Boston
See also
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Partisan Review
''Partisan Review'' (''PR'') was a small-circulation quarterly "little magazine" dealing with literature, politics, and cultural commentary published in New York City. The magazine was launched in 1934 by the Communist Party USA–affiliated Joh ...
'', a United States political and literary quarterly
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Partizan (disambiguation)
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Partizani (disambiguation)
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