adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌbaɪˈpɑː(ɹ).tɪ.zæn/
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General-American:/baɪˈpɑɹ.tə.sən/
General-American:/-zən/
CMU ARPABET:B AY0 P AA1 R T IH0 Z AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:B AY0 P AA1 R T IH0 S AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, politics
Examples
a bipartisan bill
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
supported by both sides
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a two-way treaty
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bipartizan, two-party, two-way
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English partisan English bipartisan From bi- + partisan.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
kaksipuolueinen
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
French:
bipartisan
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Galician:
bipartidista
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Georgian:
ორპარტიული
(orṗarṭiuli)
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
German:
parteiübergreifend
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
German:
überparteilich
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Ido:
dupartisana
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Ido:
dupartisala
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Italian:
bipartisan
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Portuguese:
bipartidário
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Portuguese:
bipartidária
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Russian:
двухпарти́йный
(dvuxpartíjnyj)
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Swedish:
blocköverskridande
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Turkish:
iki partili
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Vietnamese:
lưỡng đảng
— relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
