parti pris

From French parti pris (“decision taken; prejudice”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑːtɪˈpɹiː/

parti pris (plural partis pris)

1. A bias or preconceived opinion.
   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society, published 2008, page 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.

parti pris m (plural partis pris)

1. Alternative form of parti-pris