bipartisan

[ bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn ]

/ baɪˈpɑr tə zən /

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representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.

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Origin of bipartisan

First recorded in 1905–10; bi-¹ + partisan¹

OTHER WORDS FROM bipartisan

bi·par·ti·san·ism, nounbi·par·ti·san·ship, noun

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Are you bi-coastal now, between Portlandia and Late Night with Seth Meyers?
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It was a rare moment of bipartisan unity in partisan Washington.
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This is a job for independent committees, like Bowles-Simpson, not a partisan slugfest.
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The first meeting featured multiple speakers deeply rooted in a partisan agenda.
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A number of clearly partisan studies have suggested that cats are unfeeling and sociopathic.
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He was so zealous a partisan of democracy, and of Cromwell, that the authorities frequently placed him in a straight jacket.
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During the first ten years the sessions were bi-annual, but since 1895 have been held every five years.
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He was a bitter partisan, had the utmost contempt for everything Northern, but withal a noble and chivalric gentleman.
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"In one of the little partisan battles in Missouri," answered Mark, without hesitation.
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Another less noted partisan appeared before Castlemaine on Christmas Eve with thirty sword and target men.
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British Dictionary definitions for bipartisan

bipartisan

/ (ˌbaɪpɑːtɪˈzæn, baɪˈpɑːtɪˌzæn) /

adjective

consisting of or supported by two political parties

Derived forms of bipartisan

bipartisanship, noun

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