nonpartisan
or non·par·ti·zan
[non-pahr-tuh-zuhn]
- not partisan; objective.
- not supporting or controlled by a political party, special interest group, or the like.
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- a person who is nonpartisan.
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Origin of nonpartisan
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independentneutralnonaligneduninvolvedunbiasedobjectivefairdetachedequitableindifferentjustmiddle-of-the-roadunaffectedunprejudicedfree-wheelingnondiscriminatoryunaffiliatedunbigoteduninfluencedExamples from the Web for nonpartisan
Contemporary Examples
To be fair, there are nonpartisan, academic roots to the vision of the Cold War as a model of stability, not volatility.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report has currently classified the Colorado Senate race as a tossup.
“They need more watching than members of Congress,” says Bert Brandenburg, executive director of the nonpartisan Justice at Stake.
For instance, in 2012, nonpartisan pollster Gallup whiffed and showed Romney ahead on Election Day nationwide.
The money is characterized by the nonpartisan group as “a drop in the bucket” compared to what is being spent against her.
Historical Examples
The new organization must of course be nonpartisan and non-political.
The Story of The American LegionGeorge Seay Wheat
A nonpartisan group of respected authorities in the field of agriculture has already been appointed as an interim advisory group.
Much is to be hoped from civil service reform, proportional representation, and nonpartisan elections.
Liberty In The Nineteenth CenturyFrederic May Holland
Some farmers objected to the Grange because it was a secret organization; others, because it was nonpartisan.
The Agrarian CrusadeSolon J. Buck
Since this is a nonpartisan article designed to promote good feeling it will probably be just as well not to go into this.
Seeing Things at NightHeywood Broun
nonpartisan
nonpartizan
- not partisan or aligned, esp not affiliated to, influenced by, or supporting any one political party
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