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bipartisan

[bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn]

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 + partisan¹

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

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Word Origin & History

bipartisan

1909, from bi- + partisan. Bipartisanship is attested from 1950.

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