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bipartisanship

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bi⋅par⋅ti⋅san

  [bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn]
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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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bi·par·ti·san   (bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən)   
adj.  Of, consisting of, or supported by members of two parties, especially two major political parties: a bipartisan resolution.
bi·par'ti·san·ism n., bi·par'ti·san·ship' n.
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Word Origin & History

bipartisan 
1909, from bi- + partisan.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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