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bipartisanship

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈbaɪˌpɑː(ɹ)t.ɪ.zæn.ʃɪp/
  • UK: /ˈbaɪˌpɑː(ɹ)t.ɪ.zən.ʃɪp/
  • CMU ARPABET: B AY0 P AA1 R T AH0 Z AH0 N SH IH2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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 Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English bipartisanship From bipartisan + -ship.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kaksipuolueyhteistyö — Translations
  • Galician: bipartidismo — Translations
  • Georgian: ორპარტიულობა (orṗarṭiuloba) — Translations
  • German: parteiübergreifende Übereinstimmung — Translations
  • German: parteiübergreifender Konsens — Translations
  • German: parteiübergreifende Einigkeit — Translations
  • German: Überparteilichkeit — Translations
  • Greek: δικομματισμός (dikommatismós) — Translations
  • Portuguese: bipartidismo — Translations
  • Portuguese: bipartidarismo — Translations
  • Russian: двухпарти́йность (dvuxpartíjnostʹ) — Translations
  • Spanish: bipartidismo — Translations