bipartisan

[bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn]

adjective

1. representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions.

   Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.

bipartisan

/ baɪˈpɑːtɪˌzæn, ˌbaɪpɑːtɪˈzæn /

adjective

1. consisting of or supported by two political parties

Other Word Forms

• bipartisanism noun
• bipartisanship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bipartisan¹

First recorded in 1905–10; bi- ¹ + partisan ¹

Example Sentences

It certainly appeared to hit the Senate that way; this week, the body unexpectedly voted on a bipartisan basis to block the tariffs.

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We should expand that template to Group of Seven Plus partners in an approach mirroring bipartisan legislation I authored with Sen. John Curtis of Utah.

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Some Democrats have also opposed the cull, and companion legislation in the House has bipartisan backers.

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The sudden emergence of a bipartisan push to raise the limit, more than two years after Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, has caught some in the industry by surprise.

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That point is also the gist of the bipartisan letter, signed by 33 Republicans and five Democrats.

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When To Use

What does bipartisan mean?

Bipartisan means including two parties or factions, especially ones that typically oppose each other.Bipartisan is used in the context of political systems that have two dominant parties. Bipartisan is most often used to describe actions or solutions intended to counteract partisan politics, which refers to a situation in which members of each party vote along party lines and refuse to compromise.Example: Approving the budget before the deadline will take a bipartisan effort.