alleryA 'partisan' is
Aa person strongly committed to a party, group or faction
Ba neutral observer of politics
Ca defected legislator
Da media journalist
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. a person strongly committed to a party, group or faction
1. Partisan = strongly committed to a party, group or faction.
2. Partisanship implies an inability to take a balanced view on an issue.
3. All party members are partisan to some extent by definition.
_Source: syllabus Polity, Ch 4 "Political Parties"_
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