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bipartisan en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /baɪˈpɑɹ.tə.sən/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌbaɪˈpɑː(ɹ).tɪ.zæn/ (UK)
• /-zən/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English partisan English bipartisan From bi- + partisan.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.
   • a bipartisan bill
   • The derision for this bipartisan bill is—sigh—bipartisan. Hugh Hewitt scoffs at the idea that employers will respond to a $1000 gimmick. 2010 February 11, Derek Thompson, “Bipartisan Jobs Bill Receives Bipartisan Boos”, in The Atlantic, retrieved 17 Feb 2023:
   • As a city with over two centuries of rail expertise and home to the country's largest train factory, this announcement received bipartisan support. 2023 May 31, Tammy Samuel, Fergus McLaverty, “The political picture: what lies ahead for Britain's railways?”, in RAIL, number 984, page 30:

Forms

Deriveds

bipartisanly · bipartisanship · bipartisanism

Translations (18)

vi lưỡng đảng (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · ru двухпарти́йный (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · it bipartisan (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · de parteiübergreifend (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · io dupartisala (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · tr iki partili (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · fi kaksipuolueinen (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · el δικομματικός (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · io dupartisana (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · fr bipartisan (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · pt bipartidária (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · sv blocköverskridande (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · pt bipartidário (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · pl dwupartyjny (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · de überparteilich (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · pl obupartyjny (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · gl bipartidista (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties) · ka ორპარტიული (relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties)