Definitions
- Referring to a tendency to favor one person or group over another. - Describing a biased or unfair treatment towards someone or something. - Talking about a preference or inclination towards a particular thing or person.
- Referring to a strong support or loyalty towards a particular political party or group. - Describing a biased or prejudiced attitude towards a certain ideology or belief system. - Talking about a tendency to take sides in a dispute or conflict based on preconceived notions or affiliations.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe a biased or prejudiced attitude.
- 2Both words involve taking sides or showing favoritism.
- 3Both words can be used to describe unfair treatment or behavior.
- 4Both words can be negative in connotation.
What is the difference?
- 1Scope: Partiality can refer to any kind of preference or inclination, while partisanship specifically relates to political or ideological affiliations.
- 2Intensity: Partisanship implies a stronger and more extreme form of bias or prejudice than partiality.
- 3Context: Partiality can be used in a wider range of contexts, including personal relationships, while partisanship is mostly used in political or social contexts.
- 4Connotation: Partiality can have a neutral or positive connotation, while partisanship is almost always negative in connotation.
- 5Usage: Partiality is more commonly used in everyday language than partisanship.
Remember this!
Partiality and partisanship both refer to a biased or prejudiced attitude towards someone or something. However, partiality is a broader term that can refer to any kind of preference or inclination, while partisanship specifically relates to political or ideological affiliations. Additionally, partisanship implies a stronger and more extreme form of bias or prejudice than partiality, and it is almost always negative in connotation.
