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

And in a rare glimmer of bipartisanship, coffee-loving Republicans and Democrats are jointly sponsoring a bill intended to protect coffee products.

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If that weren’t enough, Vought made his feelings about bipartisanship clear at July’s Christian Science Monitor breakfast.

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Some in the party have justified this weakness in the name of bipartisanship and being “the adults in the room.”

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But their effort arguably better highlights some Democrats’ rightward shift on immigration policy and inability to grapple with political polarization, which has all but killed bipartisanship.

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Consensus liberalism, which favors bipartisanship and futilely searches for Republicans who “believe in the system” and are “the adults in the room,” will not stop Trumpism.

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