two-party system
a political system consisting chiefly of two major parties, more or less equal in strength.
Origin of two-party system
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How to use two-party system in a sentence
“The two-party system in Massachusetts is broken,” Johnson told the Boston Globe when he announced the PAC.
Candidates in Maine, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., Challenge Republicans and Democrats Alike | Linda Killian | July 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first is that, to a large degree, race is already baked in to the two-party system.
Ours has been, until fairly recently, a vibrant two-party system.
Goodbye, Blue: A Post-Obama Democratic Doctrine | Doug Schoen, Jessica Tarlov | November 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat can I go about doing to change away from the destructive two-party system that currently dominates politics?
Another reason is they are just exasperated by the two-party system.
Medea Benjamin and Code Pink Protest the RNC in Tampa | Lynn Waddell | August 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
And under a two-party system, as ours is probably bound to remain, the independent voter usually holds the balance of power.
The Boss and the Machine | Samuel P. OrthSo far as the two-party system is concerned, what effect does it have when there are no differences between the two parties?
Mercenary | Dallas McCord Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for two-party system
a condition or system in which two major parties dominate a political unit
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