nonpartisan

or non·par·ti·zan

[ non-pahr-tuh-zuhn ]

/ nɒnˈpɑr tə zən /

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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.

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Origin of nonpartisan

First recorded in 1880–85; non- + partisan¹

SYNONYMS FOR nonpartisan

2. uninvolved, disinterested, unimplicated.

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

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According to the non-partisan Public Policy Institute, California has the highest poverty rate in the nation.
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Eric lobbies for an industry of benign usefulness, non-partisan in nature, and over which no cloud of serious controversy looms.
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All of these claims were assessed and identified by the non-partisan Politifact as the biggest lie of 2013.
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If a non-partisan coalition of CEOs and retired generals and admirals can get behind this idea, then so can we.
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Reform has rarely been non-partisan—except in the minds of its more innocent advocates.
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His invitation is non-partisan, non-sectarian, and without social distinctions.
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His appointment was an excellent example of the folly of trying to carry on a government on a "non-partisan" basis.
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The party name was originally spelled "Non-Partisan" but through usage has been changed to its present form.
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In perfecting these details he had had the valuable assistance of other distinguished Reformers and non-partisan citizens.
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British Dictionary definitions for non-partisan

nonpartisan

nonpartizan

/ (ˌnɒnpɑːtɪˈzæn) /

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

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.

nonpartisan

or non·par·ti·zan

adjective

noun

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