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bipartisan

See also: bi-partisan

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From bi- +‎ partisan.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bipartisan (not comparable)

  1. (politics) Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.
    a bipartisan bill
    • 2010 February 11, Derek Thompson, “Bipartisan Jobs Bill Receives Bipartisan Boos”, in The Atlantic‎[1], retrieved 2023-02-17:
      The derision for this bipartisan bill is—sigh—bipartisan. Hugh Hewitt scoffs at the idea that employers will respond to a $1000 gimmick.
    • 2023 May 31, Tammy Samuel, Fergus McLaverty, “The political picture: what lies ahead for Britain's railways?”, in RAIL, number 984, page 30:
      As a city with over two centuries of rail expertise and home to the country's largest train factory, this announcement received bipartisan support.

Usage notes

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Bipartisan is more common in countries where the two-party system prevails, like the United States, Jamaica, and Malta. Cross-party is the usual and preferable description for countries with the multi-party system even if two parties are dominant.

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French

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Adjective

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bipartisan (feminine bipartisane, masculine plural bipartisans, feminine plural bipartisanes)

  1. bipartisan

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Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English bipartisan.

Adjective

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bipartisan (invariable)

  1. bipartisan
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