bipartisan
representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
Origin of bipartisan
1Other words from bipartisan
- bi·par·ti·san·ism, noun
- bi·par·ti·san·ship, noun
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How to use bipartisan in a sentence
That’s why I joined Democrats and Republicans to push for a bipartisan solution.
Why House Democrats have good reason to be anxious about no coronavirus relief deal | Amber Phillips | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostThis groundswell of bipartisan support has opened a rare window of opportunity for the next administration and Congress.
To confront the climate crisis, the US should launch a National Energy Innovation Mission | Amy Nordrum | September 15, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIt’s unclear by what amount Democrats would be willing to reduce the enhanced unemployment benefit, or their offer for a broad stimulus bill, in order to get a bipartisan bill passed.
The federal $300 unemployment benefit is set to expire. Will there be a replacement? | Lance Lambert | September 14, 2020 | FortuneThis vote comes as Democrats and Republicans have struggled for weeks to come to terms on a bipartisan stimulus package.
‘Skinny stimulus’: Senate to vote on $500 billion package. What it does and doesn’t include | Lance Lambert | September 9, 2020 | FortuneSeveral more nuanced, bipartisan reform proposals do contain ingredients worth considering.
Why the most controversial US internet law is worth saving | Amy Nordrum | September 9, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.
Or (horrors) he could reach out to congressional leaders in both parties to pursue bipartisan legislation.
It was a rare moment of bipartisan unity in partisan Washington.
These injustices need to be confronted and bipartisan reforms like body cameras on cops enacted.
In other words, runaway defense spending is a bipartisan problem.
An ad hoc bipartisan conference called a session of the Senate and the Senate elected a new president.
The Syndic | C.M. KornbluthMeeting these goals requires bipartisan effort - and two months ago, you showed the way.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush | George W. BushThis commission should include Members of Congress of both parties, and offer bipartisan answers.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush | George W. BushI might add that the mandate from the Congress was given by an almost unanimous bipartisan vote.
The Communist Threat in the Taiwan Area | John Foster Dulles and Dwight D. EisenhowerWe, we rescued the system in 1983 and it's sound again, bipartisan arrangement.
British Dictionary definitions for bipartisan
/ (ˌbaɪpɑːtɪˈzæn, baɪˈpɑːtɪˌzæn) /
consisting of or supported by two political parties
Derived forms of bipartisan
- bipartisanship, noun
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