Meanings
alternative bi-partisan
- not comparablegovernmentRelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.
a bipartisan bill
2 more examples
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 2023As 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
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivesupported by both sides
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Italic*dwi-
- Latinbi-
- Englishbi-
- Englishpartisan
- Englishbipartisan
Translations
Finnish kaksipuolueinen
- kaksipuolueinenrelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
French bipartisan
- bipartisanrelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
German parteiübergreifend, überparteilich
- parteiübergreifendrelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
- überparteilichrelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Greek δικομματικός
- δικομματικός (dikommatikós)relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Italian bipartisan
- bipartisanrelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Polish obupartyjny, dwupartyjny
- obupartyjnyrelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
- dwupartyjnyrelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Portuguese bipartidário, bipartidária
- bipartidáriorelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
- bipartidáriarelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Russian двухпарти́йный
- двухпарти́йный (dvuxpartíjnyj)relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Swedish blocköverskridande
- blocköverskridanderelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Turkish iki partili
- iki partilirelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Vietnamese lưỡng đảng
- lưỡng đảngrelating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Cite this entry
bipartisan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipartisan
“bipartisan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipartisan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bipartisan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipartisan.
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