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bipartisan

[bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn]

adjective

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

    Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.



bipartisan

/ baɪˈpɑːtɪˌzæn, ˌbaɪpɑːtɪˈzæn /

adjective

  1. consisting of or supported by two political parties

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Other Word Forms

  • bipartisanism noun
  • bipartisanship noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bipartisan1

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Brand USA was created in 2010 when President Barack Obama signed the Travel Promotion Act, which passed Congress with bipartisan support.

Charters have enjoyed a degree of bipartisan support and were long able to shape California laws in their favor, but their political clout in the state has somewhat declined.

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The post-1945 order is dead: The bipartisan consensus in favor of free trade and a U.S.-led system of collective security has been buried.

In the US Senate last month, bipartisan legislation was introduced that would classify AI chatbots as products.

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The administration has faced growing bipartisan scrutiny about the legal basis for similar strikes that have been carried out in recent weeks.

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When To Use

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.

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