reach across the aisle

verb

To come to a bipartisan agreement; to compromise with the adversary party.

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Meanings

verbreach across the aisle (third-person singular simple present reaches across the aisle, present participle reaching across the aisle, simple past and past participle reached across the aisle)

present singular third person reaches across the aisle · participle present reaching across the aisle · participle past reached across the aisle · past reached across the aisle

  1. USgovernmentTo come to a bipartisan agreement; to compromise with the adversary party.
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APA

reach across the aisle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reach%20across%20the%20aisle

MLA

“reach across the aisle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reach%20across%20the%20aisle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reach across the aisle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reach%20across%20the%20aisle.

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