nonpartisan

Or non·par·ti·zan

[non-pahr-tuh-zuhn]

adjective

1. not partisan; objective.

2. not supporting or controlled by a political party, special interest group, or the like.

   Synonyms: disinterested

noun

1. a person who is nonpartisan.

nonpartisan

/ ˌnɒnpɑːtɪˈzæn /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• nonpartisanship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonpartisan¹

First recorded in 1880–85; non- + partisan ¹

Example Sentences

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, says Social Security is racing towards insolvency.

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If the Federal Reserve wants to maintain any patina of being nonpartisan, the senior staff should be strongly discouraged from making political donations, all of which are a matter of public record.

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The hold was done behind closed doors, without a rescission request, and in direct violation of the Impoundment Control Act, according to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office External link.

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The new district lines would override those created by the state’s nonpartisan, independent redistricting commission.

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California is not exploiting a “loophole,” said Adriana Ramos-Yamamoto, a senior policy analyst at the California Budget & Policy Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that studies inequality.

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Related Words

• independent 
• neutral 
• nonaligned 
• unbiased 
• uninvolved