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Word of the Week: Bipartisan
How to say it:
Bipartisan /bɑɪˈpɑr·t̬ə·zən, -sən/
What it means:
involving or having the support of both sides, esp.
Bipartisan means including two parties or factions, especially ones that typically oppose each other.
Bipartisan is used in the context of political systems that have two dominant parties. Bipartisan is most often used to describe actions or solutions intended to counteract partisan politics, which refers to a situation in which members of each party vote along party lines and refuse to compromise.
Examples of debacle in a Sentence
In his first Inaugural Address, Jefferson sounded a conciliatory, bipartisan note, averring that “we are all Republicans, we are all Federalists”—a trope copied in many inaugural addresses to follow.
The bill has bipartisan support.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for bipartisan
nonaligned
neutral, nonpartisan
hands-off, noninterventionist
autonomous, independent, sovereign (also sovran), unaffiliated
nonbelligerent
individualistic
disinterested, evenhanded, fair, impartial, indifferent, unbiased, uninfluenced, unprejudiced
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for bipartisan
biased, partial, partisan, prejudiced, unfair
affiliated, associated, federated
belligerent
allied, confederate
Word of the Week: Preemptive
How to say it:
pre·emp·tive | \ prē-ˈem(p)-tiv \
What it means:
- a: of or relating to preemption
b: having power to preempt
2. of a bid in bridge : higher than necessary and intended to shut out bids by the opponents
3. giving a stockholder first option to purchase new stock in an amount proportionate to his existing holdings
4. marked by the seizing of the initiative : initiated by oneselfa preemptive attack
Where it comes from
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; preempt + -ive
Examples of debacle in a Sentence
In recent weeks, after testifying to the investigators in the attorney general’s office, DeRosa posted comments on Twitter viewed by many Cuomo advisers as a preemptive defense of how she would be depicted.
Some groups representing large numbers of workers raised preemptive objections.
After an extra year of waiting, three days of preemptive competition and a 3-hour-and-49-minute opening ceremony, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are finally, officially underway.
Word of the Week: Porous
How to say it:
Ephemeral [ ih-fem-po·rous | \ ˈpȯr-əs \
What it means:
- a: possessing or full of pores
b: containing vesselshardwood is porous
2. a: permeable to fluids
b: permeable to outside influences
3: capable of being penetratedporous national boundaries
Synonyms
- passable,
- penetrable,
- permeable,
- pervious
Antonyms
- impassable
- (also impassible),
- impenetrable,
- impermeable,
- impervious,
- nonporous
Examples of debacle in a Sentence
The country has a porous border.
Once an eggshell’s protective coat wears off, the shell becomes porous and absorbs more air.
Not only are cell walls sometimes more porous than was thought, but plants seem to have developed a mechanism that enables whole organelles to crawl through the cell wall into adjacent cells.
