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bipartisan

Postby skinem » Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:56 pm

bi·par·ti·san


Pronunciation: (")bI-'pär-t&-z&n, -s&n, -"zan, chiefly British "bI-"pär-t&-'zan
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or involving members of two parties <a bipartisan commission>; specifically : marked by or involving cooperation, agreement, and compromise between two major political parties <bipartisan support for the bill>
- bi·par·ti·san·ism /-z&-"ni-z&m, -s&-/ noun
- bi·par·ti·san·ship /-z&n-"ship, -s&n-/ noun

Perhaps we'll see some of this in the States...

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Postby Perry » Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:01 pm

I was pleasently surprised by the non-partisan victory speech the Governator made.
"Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening all at once. Lately it hasn't been working."
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Postby gailr » Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:03 am

I liked one election-coverage comment that the public might like to see some bipartisan cooperation to get things done, at least [the commentator addded] in odd-numbered years...
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