bipartisan

[ bahy-pahr-tuh-zuh n ]
/ baɪˈpɑr tə zən /

adjective

representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.

Origin of bipartisan

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

OTHER WORDS FROM bipartisan

bi·par·ti·san·ism, noun bi·par·ti·san·ship, noun

Words nearby bipartisan

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Words related to bi-partisan

binary, amphibian, diploid, bilateral, dual, bifurcate, amphibious, bicameral, bigeminal, binal, bipartite, dichotomic, dichotomous, distichous, dualistic, dyadic

Example sentences from the Web for bi-partisan

  • These special interests which suck the people's substance are bi-partisan.

    The Art of Public Speaking |Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein

  • He had not finished with this last measure, which had been passed by Bassett's bi-partisan combination over the governor's veto.

    A Hoosier Chronicle |Meredith Nicholson

  • When two years later the administration supported it weakly, the bi-partisan boss system killed it.

    The Art of Public Speaking |Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein

British Dictionary definitions for bi-partisan

bipartisan
/ (ˌbaɪpɑːtɪˈzæn, baɪˈpɑːtɪˌzæn) /

adjective

consisting of or supported by two political parties

Derived forms of bipartisan

bipartisanship, noun