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

The US Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan housing bill Thursday aimed at boosting construction of affordable homes, giving lawmakers a rare legislative victory they hope to tout to voters worried about rising living costs.

From Barron's

A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday introduced legislation to set up a fiscal commission to bring some political cover to the issue.

From MarketWatch

But ultimately the Senate Banking Committee added the ban into the chamber’s bipartisan housing package.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Robertson says: "Trying to make sure that this remained bipartisan, that it was to be seen as all-party, was going to be crucially important".

From BBC

The conflict is costing the U.S. almost $1 billion a day External link, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based bipartisan think tank.

From Barron's