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Bipartisan

Meaning in politics & government, with examples

adjectiveCommon term

In politics & government, bipartisan means: Involving or supported by two political parties that usually oppose each other, especially the main government and opposition parties.

In Turkish: iki partili, partiler üstü, iki partinin ortak desteğini alan

How it is used

Common in American political news, where it usually refers to agreement between the two main parties: bipartisan support, a bipartisan bill. When more than two parties are involved, British English usually says cross-party.

Example sentences

  1. The bill passed with bipartisan support.

  2. A bipartisan group of senators is working on a plan for road repairs.

Common collocations

  • bipartisan support
  • bipartisan agreement
  • bipartisan bill
  • cross-party
  • consensusGeneral agreement among all or most of the people or groups involved in a decision.
  • polarizationA situation in which opinions in a society or parliament divide into two strongly opposed groups, with less and less common ground between them.
  • billA written proposal for a new law or a change to an existing law, which parliament discusses and votes on before it can become law.
  • coalitionAn arrangement in which two or more political parties agree to work together, especially to form a government when no single party has a majority.

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