two-party
adjective
two-par·ty
ˈtü-ˈpär-tē 
: characterized by two major political parties of comparable strength
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No Labels is a bipartisan political movement that had hoped to run a third-party candidate in the 2024 presidential election and wants to break the two-party system.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
So much for allowing democracy and the two-party system to prevail gracefully and accepting the due process of the American electoral system with class and dignity.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Nov. 2024
His election heralded the growing success of the GOP in the sunshine state and the revival of two-party politics.
—Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Can a seemingly all-powerful two-party system ever be disrupted?
—Dustin Eide, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
So much for allowing democracy and the two-party system to prevail gracefully and accepting the due process of the American electoral system with class and dignity.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Nov. 2024
His election heralded the growing success of the GOP in the sunshine state and the revival of two-party politics.
—Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Can a seemingly all-powerful two-party system ever be disrupted?
—Dustin Eide, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Two-party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-party. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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