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

A bipartisan US Congress delegation also began a visit to Copenhagen on Friday to voice their backing for Denmark and Greenland.

From Barron's

The Genius Act, passed in the summer of 2025 with bipartisan congressional support, established federal frameworks for payment stablecoins with reserve requirements and regulatory oversight.

From MarketWatch

The Build Now Act has received bipartisan support in the Senate, but it has yet to receive a vote in the House.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Looper is working with a bipartisan business group to collect the thousands of signatures needed to get 11 reform measures on the state election ballot for 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal

The act—which aims to provide a defined regulatory structure for digital assets—is a bipartisan measure that cleared the U.S.

From Barron's