Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multipartisan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-par-ti-san
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or supported by multiple groups, especially by multiple political parties.

Example Sentences

"It is, in effect, a multipartisan approach to enlist support for qualified women candidates for local, county and state offices."
"It is probably easier for Wahid to take the military to task, since there exists a broad, multipartisan consensus for getting the generals out of politics."

Etymology

From multi- + partisan.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: multi-

Derived Forms

multipartisanship

Frequently Paired Words

multiparty

Questions

What does multipartisan mean?: Relating to or supported by multiple groups, especially by multiple political parties.
Where does multipartisan come from?: From multi- + partisan.

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