two-party
adjective
two-par·ty
ˈtü-ˈpär-tē 
: characterized by two major political parties of comparable strength
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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.
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Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
The most likely outcome is for the CDU-CSU to form a two-party coalition with the SPD, a tried and tested coalition formula in Germany, although a three-party coalition made up of the CDU-CSU, SPD and Greens is also a possibility.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Merz taking the position would likely return the country to a more stable two-party government, which has run Germany for most of the past three decades.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
That combination would return the country to the more durable two-party form of government that has led it for most of this century, most recently during Angela Merkel’s final term as chancellor.
—Martín González Gómez, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
The most likely outcome is for the CDU-CSU to form a two-party coalition with the SPD, a tried and tested coalition formula in Germany, although a three-party coalition made up of the CDU-CSU, SPD and Greens is also a possibility.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Merz taking the position would likely return the country to a more stable two-party government, which has run Germany for most of the past three decades.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
That combination would return the country to the more durable two-party form of government that has led it for most of this century, most recently during Angela Merkel’s final term as chancellor.
—Martín González Gómez, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Two-party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-party. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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