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.

OTHER WORDS FOR nonpartisan

2 disinterested, uninvolved, unimplicated.

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Origin of nonpartisan

First recorded in 1880–85; non- + partisan¹

OTHER WORDS FROM nonpartisan

non·par·ti·san·ship, noun

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How to use nonpartisan in a sentence

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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Meet the non-partisan candidates changing American politics.
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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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In fact he is non-partisan, supporting the candidates whom he thinks best qualified for office.
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In his political views he is independent and has favored non-partisan government of city, county and state affairs.
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The overwhelming non-partisan majority is significant of public sentiment on the question.
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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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Moreover, if the railways are put under non-partisan control, this objection will lose nearly if not quite all its force.
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British Dictionary definitions for nonpartisan

nonpartisan

nonpartizan

/ (ˌnɒnpɑːtɪˈzæn) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of nonpartisan

nonpartisanship or nonpartizanship, noun

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nonpartisan

or non·par·ti·zan

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British Dictionary definitions for nonpartisan

nonpartizan

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