parti pris

See also: parti-pris

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French parti pris (“decision taken; prejudice”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑːtɪˈpɹiː/

Noun

parti pris (plural partis pris)

1. A bias or preconceived opinion.
   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, 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.

   • 2017 March 26, “The Observer view on triggering article 50”, in The Observer‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Britain faces a hugely costly settling of accounts, whatever parti pris barristers may advise.

   • 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

Noun

parti pris m (plural partis pris)

1. Alternative form of parti-pris