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biparty

American  
[bahy-pahr-tee] / ˈbaɪˌpɑr ti /

adjective

  1. representing two distinct parties.

    a biparty investigating committee.

Etymology

Origin of biparty

First recorded in 1895–1900; bi- 1 + party

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When Jefferson was Washington's Secretary of State Alexander Hamilton was Secretary of the Treasury, and out of their struggles to control Father Washington's ear arose the biparty system.

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