two-party system

[too-pahr-tee]

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noun

Government.

a political system consisting chiefly of two major parties, more or less equal in strength.

two-party system

noun

a condition or system in which two major parties dominate a political unit

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Word History and Origins

Origin of two-party system¹

First recorded in 1900–05

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In a two-party system, where the only way to punish the bums in power is to vote for the bums you previously threw out, caution can make some sense as a political strategy.

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One plausible reading holds that Britain’s two-party system is now in terminal collapse, with a chaotic reconfiguration to follow and a long, grinding war between three vaguely normal parties and the neofascist new right.

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"I don't support Nigel Farage. I support the destruction of the two-party system and dragging political discourse in a more pro-white direction," he added.

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But there is an opportunity here to install a two-party system again in our state.

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"We need to provide a real alternative to the two-party system and a real alternative to Reform."

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