parti pris

parti pris

See also: parti-pris

English

Etymology

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, Folio Society 2008, p. 76:

     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, The Observer, editorial, 26 March :

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

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French

Noun

parti pris m (plural partis pris)

1. Alternative form of parti-pris