bipartisan

[bahy-pahr-tuh-zuh n]

adjective

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

Origin of bipartisan

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

Related formsbi·par·ti·san·ism, nounbi·par·ti·san·ship, noun

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Related Words for bi-partisan

binary, amphibian, diploid, bilateral, dual, bifurcate, amphibious, bicameral, bigeminal, binal, bipartisan, bipartite, dichotomic, dichotomous, distichous, dualistic, dyadic

Examples from the Web for bi-partisan

Historical Examples of bi-partisan

He had not finished with this last measure, which had been passed by Bassett's bi-partisan combination over the governor's veto.
A Hoosier Chronicle
Meredith Nicholson
When two years later the administration supported it weakly, the bi-partisan boss system killed it.
The Art of Public Speaking
Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
These special interests which suck the people's substance are bi-partisan.
The Art of Public Speaking
Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein

British Dictionary definitions for bi-partisan

bipartisan

adjective

consisting of or supported by two political parties

Derived Formsbipartisanship, noun

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Word Origin and History for bi-partisan

bipartisan

adj.

also bi-partisan, 1894, from bi- + partisan.