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bi partisan
bi·par·ti·san
/
baɪˈpɑr
tə
zən
/
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[
bahy-
pahr
-t
uh
-z
uh
n
]
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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.
Origin:
1905–10;
bi-
1
+
partisan
1
Related forms
bi·par·ti·san·ism,
noun
bi·par·ti·san·ship,
noun
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bipartisan
(ˌbaɪpɑːtɪˈzæn, baɪˈpɑːtɪˌzæn)
—
adj
consisting of or supported by two political parties
biparti'sanship
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
bipartisan
1909, from
bi-
+
partisan
. Bipartisanship is attested from 1950.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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