Relating to equal support or allegiance among different political factions or partisan groups; divided equally in partisan sympathies.
From 'equi-' (equal) + 'partisan' (a strong supporter of a cause or party, from French 'partisan', of uncertain origin but possibly from Italian). The combination describes a state of equal division among opposing political groups.
A truly 'equipartisan' issue is remarkably rare in modern politics—when something enjoys equal support across party lines (like supporting firefighters), it transcends normal partisan divisions, but polarization makes such equipartisan consensus increasingly uncommon!
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