bipartisanship

[bahy-pahr-ti-zuhn-ship]

noun

1. an instance of members from traditionally opposed political parties agreeing to cooperate on an issue.

2. the quality of being supported by members of two different political parties.

Example Sentences

Instead, they quiz Republicans about bipartisanship, which is meaningless in this environment.

From Salon

The governor has an $86 million war chest that he’s used to unseat insufficiently loyal incumbents, part of a larger right-wing push to eviscerate the last vestiges of bipartisanship in the bright-red Legislature.

From Salon

“By allowing the President to remove commissioners for no reason other than their party affiliation, the majority has negated Congress’s choice of agency bipartisanship and independence.”

From Los Angeles Times

In 2019, he predicted there would be an "epiphany" among Republicans once Trump was out of the White House, ushering in a new era of bipartisanship.

From BBC

Such bipartisanship is hard to fathom in today’s divided times.

From Los Angeles Times