two-party
adjective
two-par·ty
ˈtü-ˈpär-tē 
: characterized by two major political parties of comparable strength
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In America's gladiatorial two-party system, that could well deprive Republicans of a winning political issue with which to batter out-of-touch, climate change-besotted Democrats.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Maybe not so well; political inertia and the two-party system are still powerful forces, despite the Epstein revolution that’s taking place on every smartphone in the country.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2025
The late Presbyterian pastor Tim Keller warned that America’s two-party system draws arbitrary lines across orthodox Christianity.
—Abby McCloskey, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
New York allows candidates' names to appear on multiple ballot lines to reflect various party endorsements, which is often used as a way to give support for parties or causes outside of the traditional two-party system.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Maybe not so well; political inertia and the two-party system are still powerful forces, despite the Epstein revolution that’s taking place on every smartphone in the country.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2025
The late Presbyterian pastor Tim Keller warned that America’s two-party system draws arbitrary lines across orthodox Christianity.
—Abby McCloskey, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
New York allows candidates' names to appear on multiple ballot lines to reflect various party endorsements, which is often used as a way to give support for parties or causes outside of the traditional two-party system.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for two-party
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“Two-party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-party. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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