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  • adjective politics Going beyond the partisan; ecumenical, universal.

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  • The discussion calmed down then, with vanden Heuvel saying that a "transpartisan" coalition could be built around issues such as protecting Social Security, taking action against big banks and getting money out of politics.

    Joe Scarborough, Katrina vanden Heuvel Clash Over Obama (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • The discussion calmed down then, with vanden Heuvel saying that a "transpartisan" coalition could be built around issues such as protecting Social Security, taking action against big banks and getting money out of politics.

    Joe Scarborough, Katrina vanden Heuvel Clash Over Obama (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • The discussion calmed down then, with vanden Heuvel saying that a "transpartisan" coalition could be built around issues such as protecting Social Security, taking action against big banks and getting money out of politics.

    Joe Scarborough, Katrina vanden Heuvel Clash Over Obama (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'American Citizens Summit - LIVE TV feed'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'This is the "transpartisan" citizens summit including Cynthia McKinney, Ron Paul and others who are working together outside of the beltway to improve the country.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: American Citizens Summit - LIVE TV feed 2009

  • This is the 'transpartisan' citizens summit including Cynthia McKinney, Ron Paul and others who are working together outside of the beltway to improve the country.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: American Citizens Summit - LIVE TV feed 2009

  • The Liberty Coalition, a "transpartisan" group of more than 70 good government groups that span the political spectrum, has announced today their support for electronic privacy rights for all Americans.

    "eBill of Rights" Proposed by Politically Diverse Organizations 2008

  • The term "transpartisan" (as distinct from "bipartisan") has been used by the Liberty coalition to denote cooperation between groups that retain their partisan principles, but who want to work together on issues of constitutional importance to Americans as a whole.

    "eBill of Rights" Proposed by Politically Diverse Organizations 2008

  • But the first time I ever heard the word "transpartisan," it was from the lips of the author himself.

    unknown title 2009

  • Now, it's true that Obama ran as a "transpartisan" whatever that is, but it does not require him to reward Joe Fucking Lieberman with a national security job when he stood by smiling while the other side basically called him a traitor and a terrorist.

    Hullabaloo 2008

  • Now, it's true that Obama ran as a "transpartisan" whatever that is, but it does not require him to reward Joe Fucking Lieberman with a national security job when he stood by smiling while the other side basically called him a traitor and a terrorist.

    Hullabaloo 2008

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