Etymology

bipartisanship

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Today it means: In the context of a two-party system, especially in the United States, cooperation between the competing political parties; governing in a bipartisan manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English bipartisan ← Latin bi-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishpartisan
  7. Englishbipartisan
  8. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  9. English todaybipartisanship

From bipartisan + -ship.

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