🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

bipartisan

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bi.par.tiˈzan/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bipartisan/ˌbaɪˈpɑːr.tə.zən/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La riforma è stata approvata con un voto bipartisan."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Consisting of or supported by members of two opposing political parties.

    "The senators reached a bipartisan agreement on the new infrastructure bill."
  2. 2

    Involving the cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies.

    "There is a strong bipartisan commitment to national security."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix 'bi-' meaning 'two' combined with 'partisan', stemming from the French 'partisan' and ultimately Latin 'pars' (part). It emerged in American political discourse in the late 19th century to describe cooperation, agreement, or policies involving two opposing political parties.

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