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 This action should be a major bipartisan effort to keep productive people in our communities instead of demonizing them, as the GOP has so deliberately done. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 Bera, a physician and member of the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees, was part of a bipartisan congressional delegation that visited Port-au-Prince last month, the first such visit in seven years. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Like Texas, Wisconsin has passed bipartisan tax breaks to entice companies to do business there and were losing out on revenue when the profits blew away their projections. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The event — which took place at Sand Harbor State Park in Nevada — brought together Democrat and Republican lawmakers in a rare bipartisan coalition. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bipartisan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bipartisan
  1. neutral
  2. independent
  3. nonpartisan
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  • Bold Wallpaper Bold florals, murals, and textured wallpaper were once stripped away in favor of neutral walls.
    — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The look Duff opted for was breathable and summery, with a focus on neutral tones.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of neutral
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  • Authorities have opened roughly 10 criminal cases against independent journalists and popular bloggers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • One of the loudest voices in the cattle world agitating against the border reopening is Bill Bullard, the CEO of R-CALF, a national association of independent cattle and sheep farmers.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of independent
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  • The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates 203 House seats as safely or likely Republican and 194 as safely or likely Democratic, leaving 18 races rated as toss-ups.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
  • While the county races are officially nonpartisan and party affiliation won’t appear on the ballot, party registration will certainly be a factor in deep blue Orange.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
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