tripartisanadj.
Of, representing, or composed of members of, three (political or other) parties.
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society > society and the community > social relations > party or faction > [adjective] > common to or supported by two or more parties
bi-party1898
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tripartisan1959
society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [adjective] > specific system
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rotativist1907
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multi-party1909
multipolar1952
multi-partist1954
tripartisan1959
1959 Economist 14 Mar. 950/2 Candidates deliver brief speeches of equal length to an invited bi-partisan or tri-partisan audience.
1965 Economist 20 Feb. 731/1 The cross~currents of party strife over what should be a tripartisan policy.
1972 D. Dakin Unification of Greece v. 76 Otho accepted a tripartisan cabinet of seven who had been recommended by Makriyannis.
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