two-party

adjective

two-par·​ty ˈtü-ˈpär-tē How to pronounce two-party (audio)
: characterized by two major political parties of comparable strength

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Unlike in peer democracies, there has been virtually no discernible changes in the U.S. two-party system even after what is now more than two decades of discontent with national policymaking and a collapse of confidence in institutions like Congress and the Supreme Court. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025 In our two-party system, when one party drives itself into a ditch, the other swerves into the opposite one. George Will, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025 However, both have struggled to break through the two-party system that has essentially dominated the political sphere since the inception of the United States of America. Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025 Compared to the two-party presidential vote results across the country, that would make Canada bluer than every state and trail only the District of Columbia in its Democratic leanings for president. Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for two-party

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First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of two-party was in 1923

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“Two-party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-party. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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