bipartisan

American  

[bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn] / baɪˈpɑr tə zən /

adjective

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

   Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.

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bipartisan British  

/ baɪˈpɑːtɪˌzæn, ˌbaɪpɑːtɪˈzæn /

adjective

1. consisting of or supported by two political parties

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Usage

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.

Other Word Forms

• bipartisanism noun
• bipartisanship noun

Etymology

Origin of bipartisan

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

Example Sentences

"Urgency and unity is what we need," he said, calling for bipartisan support for "creating an aggravated offence for hate preaching" and other new laws.

From Barron's

The Epstein Files Transparency Act, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress, unequivocally required the department to release its full trove of files by midnight Friday, marking 30 days since passage.

From Los Angeles Times

He worked as a lawyer and customs broker before being elected to the Texas House, where he burnished his bipartisan credentials.

From The Wall Street Journal

A bipartisan group of senators proposed legislation External link in October to increase banks’ deposit insurance limits to as high as $10 million.

From Barron's

Such work, highlighted by a bipartisan task force hosted by the German Marshall Fund of the U.S., will require political leadership from both sides of the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal