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.

Nearby words

nonpareil, nonparous, nonparticipant, nonparticipating, nonparticipation, nonpartisan, nonpartisan league, nonparty, nonpaying, nonpayment, nonpeak

Origin of nonpartisan

First recorded in 1880–85; non- + partisan¹

SYNONYMS FOR nonpartisan

2 uninvolved, disinterested, unimplicated.

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Related forms

non·par·ti·san·ship, noun

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Examples from the Web for nonpartisan

To be fair, there are nonpartisan, academic roots to the vision of the Cold War as a model of stability, not volatility.
Rick Perry: America’s Next Top Strategist?|James Poulos|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report has currently classified the Colorado Senate race as a tossup.
Democratic Senator Calls on CIA Director to Resign|Ben Jacobs|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“They need more watching than members of Congress,” says Bert Brandenburg, executive director of the nonpartisan Justice at Stake.
Who’s Watching Your Statehouse? No One.|Eleanor Clift|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For instance, in 2012, nonpartisan pollster Gallup whiffed and showed Romney ahead on Election Day nationwide.
The Cantor Prediction Is Part of a Pattern: GOP Pollsters Stink|Kristen Soltis Anderson|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The money is characterized by the nonpartisan group as “a drop in the bucket” compared to what is being spent against her.
Outside Cash Floods North Carolina Judicial Race|Eleanor Clift|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indignation at the defeat of the bill resulted in the birth, in February 1915, of a new political party, the Nonpartisan League.
North Dakota|Various
Much is to be hoped from civil service reform, proportional representation, and nonpartisan elections.
Liberty In The Nineteenth Century|Frederic May Holland
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 Night|Heywood Broun
Some farmers objected to the Grange because it was a secret organization; others, because it was nonpartisan.
The Agrarian Crusade|Solon J. Buck
The new organization must of course be nonpartisan and non-political.
The Story of The American Legion|George Seay Wheat

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

nonpartisanship or nonpartizanship, noun

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nonpartisan

or non·par·ti·zan

adjective

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for nonpartisan

nonpartisan

nonpartizan

adjective

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