nonpartisan
Americanadjective
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not supporting or controlled by a political party, special interest group, or the like.
- Synonyms:
- disinterested
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonpartisanship noun
Etymology
Origin of nonpartisan
First recorded in 1880–85; non- + partisan 1
Example Sentences
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Nick Schroeder, a policy analyst at the nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst’s Office, said the state has plans to reduce unfunded liabilities for pensions and retiree healthcare, but that isn’t the case with unused time off.
From Los Angeles Times
“Overall, most crimes are lower than where they were prepandemic,” said Ernesto Lopez, a senior research specialist with the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice and co-author of a recent report on crime trends.
At the meeting, Linas credited everyone who joined in creating what he called a nonpartisan group and in prompting the county to hold the town hall.
From Los Angeles Times
It takes an average of four years for immigrants to receive an asylum hearing, though a final decision can take longer with appeals, according to the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
From Los Angeles Times
The independent, nonpartisan Cook Political Report, which has a sterling decades-long record of election forecasting, said the most probable outcome is a wash.
From Los Angeles Times
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