nonpartisan

or non·par·ti·zan

[non-pahr-tuh-zuh n]

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adjective

not partisan; objective.
not supporting or controlled by a political party, special interest group, or the like.

noun

a person who is nonpartisan.

Origin of nonpartisan

First recorded in 1880–85; non- + partisan¹

Related formsnon·par·ti·san·ship, noun

Synonyms

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2. uninvolved, disinterested, unimplicated.

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Examples from the Web for non-partisan

Contemporary Examples

According to the non-partisan Public Policy Institute, California has the highest poverty rate in the nation.
The Liberal Case Against Illegal Immigration
Doug McIntyre
November 25, 2014
Eric lobbies for an industry of benign usefulness, non-partisan in nature, and over which no cloud of serious controversy looms.
Up to a Point: In Defense of Lobbyists
P. J. O’Rourke
October 25, 2014
Meet the non-partisan candidates changing American politics.
Candidates in Maine, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., Challenge Republicans and Democrats Alike
Linda Killian
July 5, 2014
All of these claims were assessed and identified by the non-partisan Politifact as the biggest lie of 2013.
Cynical Race-Baiting Will Fail to Save the Democrats
Ron Christie
April 14, 2014
If a non-partisan coalition of CEOs and retired generals and admirals can get behind this idea, then so can we.
Full Text and Video of President Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address
Justin Green
February 13, 2013

Historical Examples

Being the only non-partisan in the crowd, I was asked to referee.
The Ontario High School Reader
A.E. Marty
It is famous because it is non-partisan and technocratic in nature.
After the Rain
Sam Vaknin
Being the only non-partisan in the crowd I was asked to referee.
Black Rock
Ralph Connor
Non-partisan they cannot be as party-men, but only as egoists.
The Ego and His Own
Max Stirner
They wanted to keep it a non-partisan benevolent and social affair.
What eight million women want
Rheta Childe Dorr

British Dictionary definitions for non-partisan

nonpartisan

nonpartizan

adjective

not partisan or aligned, esp not affiliated to, influenced by, or supporting any one political party

Derived Formsnonpartisanship or nonpartizanship, noun

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Word Origin and History for non-partisan

adj.

also nonpartisan, 1872, American English, from non- + partisan.

FIRST POLITICIAN: Who's backing this non-partisan candidate?
SECOND POLITICIAN: The non-partisan party.
["Life," Sept. 29, 1927]

As a noun from 1888.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for non-partisan

Contemporary Examples

According to the non-partisan Public Policy Institute, California has the highest poverty rate in the nation.

Eric lobbies for an industry of benign usefulness, non-partisan in nature, and over which no cloud of serious controversy looms.

Meet the non-partisan candidates changing American politics.

All of these claims were assessed and identified by the non-partisan Politifact as the biggest lie of 2013.

If a non-partisan coalition of CEOs and retired generals and admirals can get behind this idea, then so can we.

Historical Examples

Being the only non-partisan in the crowd, I was asked to referee.

It is famous because it is non-partisan and technocratic in nature.

Being the only non-partisan in the crowd I was asked to referee.

Non-partisan they cannot be as party-men, but only as egoists.

They wanted to keep it a non-partisan benevolent and social affair.

nonpartisan

nonpartizan

Word Origin and History for non-partisan

adj.

Origin of nonpartisan