Noun
two-party system (plural two-party systems)
(politics) The presence or dominance of only two political parties in a government.
The free electoral process is one of the things that outsiders envy most about this country. The distinctly American two-party system is perpetuated through that process. Robert Agresta
The two-party system has given this country the war of Lyndon Johnson, the Watergate of Nixon, and the incompetence of Carter. Saying we should keep the two-party system simply because it is working is like saying the Titanic voyage was a success because a few people survived on life-rafts. Eugene McCarthy
It is important that the United States remain a two-party system. I'm a fellow who likes small parties and the Republican Party can't be too small to suit me. Lyndon B. Johnson
I think the executives have matured enough so that they recognize that we have a two-party system. In California, we have more than a two-party system. Lew Wasserman
I think there's a lot of problems with being a two-party system. Meg White
A two-party system is way too good for those two parties. Penn Jillette