bipartisan

adjective

Definition of bipartisannext
as in neutral
relating to or involving members of two political parties a bipartisan effort The bill has bipartisan support.

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Recent Examples of bipartisan The American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative group of state legislators and private-sector members, cast it as part of a growing bipartisan movement and urged the remaining states to follow. — Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 There was broad bipartisan support among lawmakers this year for increasing state funding to public schools to help mitigate the problem. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026 To date, eight bills to recognize the tribe have passed both the State Assembly and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support, only to be vetoed by Democratic Govs. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 As the head of a non-partisan Jewish group that advocates for social justice, Pesner said that Democratic and Republican candidates should be more focused on creating a bipartisan consensus on the issues voters care about. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bipartisan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bipartisan
  1. neutral
  2. independent
  3. nonpartisan
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  • Piper Sandler downgrades Deckers to underweight from neutral The firm sees too many headwinds ahead.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Although black proved to be the most popular choice, most Salomon pairs (at least those in neutral colorways) tend to go with pretty much anything, from jeans to track pants to pleated miniskirts.
    — Nuria Luis, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of neutral
Adjective
  • The maintenance requests have kept engine repair and overhaul facilities backed up, from those owned by manufacturing giants GE Aerospace and RTX unit Pratt & Whitney to smaller, independent ones.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • To pinpoint the exact moment of this turnaround, Young’s team used two independent dating methods.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of independent
Adjective
  • The race to represent Iowa’s 2nd District is rated a toss-up, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Peltola, who had previously served one term in the House, was the top vote-getter in the nonpartisan primary.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of nonpartisan

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