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cross-party

/ˌkrɒs ˈpɑːti/adjective

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सर्वदलीय, अनेक राजनीतिक दलों का

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    involving or supported by members of two or more political parties

    सर्वदलीय, अनेक राजनीतिक दलों का

    • A cross-party committee will examine the new law.
    • The proposal received cross-party support in Parliament.
    • Radhika read about a cross-party group on climate change.
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    • A cross-party delegation visited the flood-hit district.
    • The bill passed with cross-party backing after a long debate.
    • Members formed a cross-party panel to study water shortages.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

cross-party + noun

An adjective before a noun for something that includes or is backed by more than one political party.

यह adjective noun से पहले आकर एक से अधिक राजनीतिक दलों की भागीदारी या समर्थन बताता है।

  • A cross-party committee studied the bill.
  • The proposal won cross-party support.

cross-party support/backing

The commonest use is with support, backing, agreement, consensus.

सबसे आम प्रयोग support, backing, agreement, consensus जैसे शब्दों के साथ है।

  • There is cross-party agreement on the defence budget.

hyphen and spelling

Always hyphenated, and used mostly in news and political writing.

इसमें हमेशा hyphen लगता है और यह मुख्यतः समाचार तथा राजनीतिक लेखन में आता है।

  • Cross-party talks begin on Monday.

cross-party vs bipartisan

Bipartisan means involving two parties; cross-party can involve two or more. In Indian news cross-party or all-party is more usual.

Bipartisan का अर्थ दो दलों से जुड़ा है; cross-party में दो या अधिक दल आ सकते हैं। भारतीय समाचारों में cross-party या all-party अधिक आम है।

  • All-party meetings are called in a national crisis.
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cross-party + noun

supportcommitteegroupconsensusdelegationtalks

  • A cross-party delegation visited the flood-hit district.

verb + cross-party

winseekenjoyformbuild

  • The reform won cross-party support in Parliament.

adjective + cross-party

strongbroadraregenuine

  • There was broad cross-party agreement on the scheme.

cross-party + preposition

across partiesamong membersin the Houseon the issue

  • Cross-party unity was rare on that issue.
“More examples 6
  • The bill for women's reservation received cross-party support.

महिला आरक्षण विधेयक को सर्वदलीय समर्थन मिला।

  • A cross-party panel will examine the report.

एक सर्वदलीय समिति रिपोर्ट की जाँच करेगी।

  • The Speaker called for a cross-party meeting before the session.

अध्यक्ष ने सत्र से पहले सर्वदलीय बैठक बुलाने को कहा।

  • Radhika's civics project is about cross-party cooperation.

राधिका की civics परियोजना सर्वदलीय सहयोग पर है।

  • Such a decision needs cross-party consensus.

ऐसे निर्णय के लिए सर्वदलीय सहमति आवश्यक है।

  • Cross-party members visited the earthquake zone together.

विभिन्न दलों के सदस्य एक साथ भूकंप-प्रभावित क्षेत्र में गए।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The cross party committee met yesterday.

✓ The cross-party committee met yesterday.

A compound adjective before a noun needs a hyphen.

Noun से पहले compound adjective में hyphen आवश्यक है।

✗ The law got a cross-party supports.

✓ The law got cross-party support.

Support is uncountable in this sense and takes no a or -s.

इस अर्थ में 'support' uncountable है; इसके साथ a या -s नहीं लगता।

§Grammar and usage

British and American: this word is used mostly in British English; American English more often says 'bipartisan'.

British and American: यह शब्द मुख्यतः British English में प्रयोग होता है; American English में अधिकतर 'bipartisan' कहा जाता है।