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bipartisan

[ bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn ]
/ baɪˈpɑr tə zən /
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adjective
representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
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Origin of bipartisan

First recorded in 1905–10; bi-1 + partisan1

OTHER WORDS FROM bipartisan

bi·par·ti·san·ism, nounbi·par·ti·san·ship, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for bipartisan

bipartisan
/ (ˌbaɪpɑːtɪˈzæn, baɪˈpɑːtɪˌzæn) /

adjective
consisting of or supported by two political parties

Derived forms of bipartisan

bipartisanship, noun
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