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
Her previous think tank, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, has opposed efforts to curb fossil fuels, as well as farm subsidies and ethanol mandates, which both have traditionally garnered bipartisan support in Congress.
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Linda Qiu, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The child tax credit deserves and has a history of earning bipartisan support.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
Women leaders bring a collaborative and solutions-oriented approach to governance, fostering bipartisan cooperation.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
This, in turn, has led to bipartisan action on climate change at the local and regional levels, and between government and the private sector.
—Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
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Linda Qiu, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The child tax credit deserves and has a history of earning bipartisan support.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
Women leaders bring a collaborative and solutions-oriented approach to governance, fostering bipartisan cooperation.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
This, in turn, has led to bipartisan action on climate change at the local and regional levels, and between government and the private sector.
—Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bipartisan
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While the gaze in Freud’s painting is fairly neutral, the gaze in Paul’s painting is not.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Most countries were of a mind to try to stay neutral between the two powers and maintain good relations with both Washington and Beijing.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2025
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The inspectors general are independent watchdogs within agencies who investigate and disclose waste, fraud and abuse.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Time For Change Is Now At a time when the newest Presidential administration is passing Executive orders to fight back and rule against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and practices, there’s a clear opportunity for nonpartisan movement in this area.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Nearly half of the 74 inspectors general in the federal government are nominated by presidents to serve in nonpartisan roles.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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