bipartisan

[ bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn ]

adjective

1. representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions:

   Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.

bipartisan

/ baɪˈpɑːtɪˌzæn; ˌbaɪpɑːtɪˈzæn /

adjective

1. consisting of or supported by two political parties

Derived Forms

• ˌbipartiˈsanship, noun

Other Words From

• bi·parti·san·ism noun
• bi·parti·san·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bipartisan¹

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

Example Sentences

“We cannot allow this valuable information from a bipartisan investigation to be hidden from the American people.”

From Salon

NumbersUSA ran a grassroots robo-fax campaign that helped kill George W. Bush’s bipartisan immigration overhaul.

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The president-elect announced his pick to head up the Department of Justice in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, and the bipartisan pushback against the widely disliked representative from Chipley was swift.

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The cryptocurrency industry spent so much money in this race that they’ve all but bribed and ensured future loyalty from a bipartisan swath of lawmakers.

From Slate

In a rare moment of bipartisan alignment, Vice President Kamala Harris and President-elect Donald Trump both voiced interest during their campaigns in supporting proposals to eliminate taxes on tips, a controversial policy largely aimed at benefiting America’s service workers.

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