bipartisan
[bahy-pahr-tuh-zuh n]
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adjective
representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
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Does bimonthly mean twice a month or every two months?
The prefix bi- usually means ‘every two’, so bimonthly means ‘every two months’.Semi- means ‘half’ or ‘halfway’, so semimonthly means ‘every two weeks’. However, bimonthly can also mean ‘twice a month’ – but it is rarely used that way. It is best to remember that bi- is “every two” and semi- is “halfway.”
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Origin of bipartisan
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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 ChronicleMeredith Nicholson
When two years later the administration supported it weakly, the bi-partisan boss system killed it.
The Art of Public SpeakingDale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
These special interests which suck the people's substance are bi-partisan.
The Art of Public SpeakingDale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
bipartisan
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