Bipartisan
How It's Used
"When a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me." —Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States. “So far, Schwarzenegger is only dropping hints about how he will govern. He is pledging to work with a bipartisan spirit; the transition team he formed includes influential Democrats.” —Rene Sanchez, “A Wake-Up Call for Schwarzenegger: California’s governor-elect must confront political and fiscal problems,” The Washington Post National Weekly Edition, October 20-26, 2003, p 15. "And while the White House had been pushing hard for a bipartisan bill, senators say that the White House is now sending signals that if the legislation has to pass without Republican support, so be it. Instead, administration officials say they'll count Republican ideas that were included in the legislation as a sign of bipartisanship. 'There's a value in achieving bipartisanship,' Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut said, 'but I will not sacrifice a good bill for that.'" —Daniel Politi, “Health Care Battle Heats Up,” Slate, July 16, 2009. "The Lib Dem wants some sort of post-election domestic summit to get real on the budget: tripartisanship, I suppose, which goes Obama one better. And immigration is an issue that makes all three of [the party leaders] visibly uncomfortable." —Hendrik Hertzberg, “Debate, British Style,” The New Yorker, April 29, 2010. Links Related on eAlmanac
Single-Party States
Beyond eAlmanac
Wikipedia article on Bipartisan
Slate article on Bipartisan Politics in the United Kingdom
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