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Partisan may refer to:
[edit] Political matters
In politics, partisan (political) usually refers to a fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea. Although this is typically an appelation with negative connotations, some supporters embrace the term, as can be seen by the names of the following publications:
- Partizan Press, a UK publishing company.
- Partisan Review, a US political and literary quarterly.
- Southern Partisan, a US political magazine.
[edit] Paramilitary forces
As a name for irregular forces or detached light troops, engaged behind the front line.
- Partisan (military), in general terms.
- Partisans (Yugoslavia), in the Balkans during World War II.
- Soviet partisan, for the USSR in World War II.
- Jewish partisans, among the Jewish resistance movement in Nazi-occupied Europe
[edit] Music
- Chant des Partisans, a song about the French resistance.
- The Partisan, a song about the French resistance written by Anna Marly and Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie.
- The Partisans, a Welsh punk band from Bridgend.
[edit] Sports
- Partizan - Serbian football club.
- Partizan - Serbian basketball club.
[edit] Other uses
- partisan (weapon), a pole weapon.
- Partisans (novel), a novel by Alistair MacLean about the Yugoslav partisans.
- Partisan game, in combinatorial game theory.
