bipartisanship

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UK/ˈbaɪˌpɑː(ɹ)t.ɪ.zæn.ʃɪp/UK/ˈbaɪˌpɑː(ɹ)t.ɪ.zən.ʃɪp/

noun

In the context of a two-party system, especially in the United States, cooperation between the competing political parties; governing in a bipartisan manner.

Similar
copartisanship
OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English bipartisan ← Latin bi- →
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Meanings

nounbipartisanship (countable and uncountable, plural bipartisanships)

plural bipartisanships

  1. countableuncountableIn the context of a two-party system, especially in the United States, cooperation between the competing political parties; governing in a bipartisan manner.
    1 more example

    The 988 network has been a rare instance of bipartisanship in federal health policy. President Donald J. Trump in 2020 signed the law establishing the new number, and the Biden administration has implemented the number and expanded a network of more than 200 call centers, which typically operate around the clock.

    2024 July 16, Noah Weiland, “Crisis Hotline Has Answered 10 Million Calls, Texts and Chats”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2024

    Synonyms: copartisanship

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn the context of a two-party system, especially in the United States, cooperation between the competing political parties; governing in a bipartisan manner.

Similar
copartisanship

Origin

  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. Englishbipartisanship

From bipartisan + -ship.

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Translations

Finnish kaksipuolueyhteistyö
  • kaksipuolueyhteistyöTranslations
German parteiübergreifende Übereinstimmung, parteiübergreifender Konsens
  • parteiübergreifende ÜbereinstimmungTranslations
  • parteiübergreifender KonsensTranslations
  • parteiübergreifende EinigkeitTranslations
  • ÜberparteilichkeitTranslations
Greek δικομματισμός
  • δικομματισμός (dikommatismós)Translations
Portuguese bipartidismo, bipartidarismo
  • bipartidismoTranslations
  • bipartidarismoTranslations
Russian двухпарти́йность
  • двухпарти́йность (dvuxpartíjnostʹ)Translations
Spanish bipartidismo
  • bipartidismoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

bipartisanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipartisanship

MLA

“bipartisanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipartisanship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bipartisanship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bipartisanship.

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