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bipartisan
[bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn]
adjective
representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions.
Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
bipartisan
/ baɪˈpɑːtɪˌzæn, ˌbaɪpɑːtɪˈzæn /
adjective
consisting of or supported by two political parties
Other Word Forms
- bipartisanism noun
- bipartisanship noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of bipartisan1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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
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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