Tripartite
adjective
Composed of or divided into three parts.
The tripartite agreement between the student, the parents and the school set the guidelines for expected behavior.

Often appears as...
- tripartite agreement
- tripartite system
adjective
Involving three people or groups.
The peace talks involved a tripartite negotiation between the neighboring countries.

Often appears as...
- tripartite negotiation
- tripartite dialogue
adjective
Composed of or divided into three parts.
The tripartite agreement between the student, the parents and the school set the guidelines for expected behavior.

Often appears as...
- tripartite agreement
- tripartite system
adjective
Involving three people or groups.
The peace talks involved a tripartite negotiation between the neighboring countries.

Often appears as...
- tripartite negotiation
- tripartite dialogue
Definition 1 of 2

Three-Part Composition
When 'tripartite' describes something, it usually involves a structure split into three distinct sections or roles.

In our company's tripartite system, we have production, marketing, and customer service.
Equal Division
'Tripartite' suggests that the parts or roles are equally significant, not necessarily equal in size or scope.

The tripartite division of the territory did not mean equal land area, but equal resources.
Formal Contexts
'Tripartite' is often used in formal agreements or legal documents to show a structured arrangement into three.

The tripartite treaty was signed, establishing clear boundaries among the three regions.
Three-Part Composition
When 'tripartite' describes something, it usually involves a structure split into three distinct sections or roles.

In our company's tripartite system, we have production, marketing, and customer service.
Equal Division
'Tripartite' suggests that the parts or roles are equally significant, not necessarily equal in size or scope.

The tripartite division of the territory did not mean equal land area, but equal resources.
Formal Contexts
'Tripartite' is often used in formal agreements or legal documents to show a structured arrangement into three.

The tripartite treaty was signed, establishing clear boundaries among the three regions.
Three-Part Composition
When 'tripartite' describes something, it usually involves a structure split into three distinct sections or roles.

In our company's tripartite system, we have production, marketing, and customer service.
Equal Division
'Tripartite' suggests that the parts or roles are equally significant, not necessarily equal in size or scope.

The tripartite division of the territory did not mean equal land area, but equal resources.
Formal Contexts
'Tripartite' is often used in formal agreements or legal documents to show a structured arrangement into three.

The tripartite treaty was signed, establishing clear boundaries among the three regions.
Video examples
Four sisters in Ancient...
There would have been a Domitia IV, but mom died trying to give birth to her three years ago. Confused? The Romans were too. They could work out ancestry through the male line with the nice, tripartite names
Video examples
Four sisters in Ancient...
There would have been a Domitia IV, but mom died trying to give birth to her three years ago. Confused? The Romans were too. They could work out ancestry through the male line with the nice, tripartite names
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Quote examples
Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.

Quote examples
Martin Seligman
American Psychologist
I've been bothered about time generally and our tripartite division of time into past, present, and future. I think I know what the past is, and I think I know what future is, but I'm really not comfortable with the notion of present.

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Alan Dundes
American Educator
I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future.

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John Fleming
American Politician
In a tripartite government with its checks and balances, we have lost the balances.

Quote examples
Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.

Quote examples
Martin Seligman
American Psychologist
I've been bothered about time generally and our tripartite division of time into past, present, and future. I think I know what the past is, and I think I know what future is, but I'm really not comfortable with the notion of present.

Quote examples
Alan Dundes
American Educator
I mentioned that one of the tripartite formulas in American worldview involves time: past, present, and future.

Quote examples
John Fleming
American Politician
In a tripartite government with its checks and balances, we have lost the balances.

Example 1 of 4
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