bipartisan

/ˌbaɪˈpɑː(ɹ).tɪ.zæn/· adjective

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Chinese meaning

两党共同支持的;跨党派的

由yóu两liǎng个gè政zhèng治zhì党dǎng派pài共gòng同tóng认rèn可kě或huò支zhī持chí的de

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参cān议yì院yuàn民mín主zhǔ、共gòng和hé两liǎng党dǎng共gòng同tóng通tōng过guò的de法fǎ案àn

Example

the Senate passed a bipartisan bill establishing that no federal funds shall be used to "decommission or descope" the Ocean Observatories Initiative

参议院通过了一项两党共同支持的法案,规定联邦资金不得用于「撤销或缩减」海洋观测站计划。

Source: Earth.org

Background ✎

参cān议yì院yuàn环huán保bǎo立lì法fǎ报bào道dào;两liǎng党dǎng共gòng识shí是shì法fǎ案àn通tōng过guò的de政zhèng治zhì基jī础chǔ

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁语前缀 bi-(双) + 法语 partisan(党派支持者)

  • bi-(二、双,拉丁语) + partisan(党派的支持者,源自法语)

Collocations

  • bipartisan support / bipartisan bill / bipartisan agreement

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