postpartisanship

noun

The state or quality of being postpartisan

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English postpartisan →
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Meanings

nounpostpartisanship (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being postpartisan

    Not quite seven weeks into Barack Obama ’s presidency, the capital’s leading thinkers seem to agree that the era of postpartisanship is over.

    2009 March 8, Matt Bai, “Yes, More Mr. Nice Guy”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishpostpartisan
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishpostpartisanship

From postpartisan + -ship.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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