English
Etymology
From cross- + party.
Adjective
cross-party (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to two or more political parties.
2019 November 6, Robert Drysdale, “Wires offer boost to Borders revival”, in Rail, page 42:There is cross-party support for the principle of re-establishing the full line from Edinburgh to Carlisle via Hawick.
Usage notes
Although sometimes used, cross-party is less common than bipartisan in countries where the two-party system prevails. It is very rarely used in the United States, Jamaica, Malta, and the rest of those countries.
Translations
pertaining to two or more political parties
- Danish: tværpolitisk
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: tverrpolitisk
- Nynorsk: tverrpolitisk
- Swedish: tvärpolitisk
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