nonpartisan
adjective
non·par·ti·san
ˌnän-ˈpär-tə-zən 
-sən
: not partisan
especially
: free from party affiliation, bias, or designation
nonpartisan ballot
a nonpartisan board
Examples of nonpartisan in a Sentence
It's a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving our national parks.
made a nonpartisan decision that satisfied all concerned
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Even if a president imposed 50% tariffs on all goods imported into the U.S. — or twice the current rate under Mr. Trump — the income generated would represent less than 40% of what income taxes bring in, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a nonpartisan research firm.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 1 May 2025
The poll included responses from 928 California voters reached online and via phone last week by nonpartisan firm Probolsky Research.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The nation’s humanities councils were established by Congress in 1971 as nonpartisan, 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The administration has used federal funding for once nonpartisan programs, such as school lunches and disaster relief, as a tool to threaten state officials who disagree with the president’s priorities.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 1 May 2025
The poll included responses from 928 California voters reached online and via phone last week by nonpartisan firm Probolsky Research.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The nation’s humanities councils were established by Congress in 1971 as nonpartisan, 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The administration has used federal funding for once nonpartisan programs, such as school lunches and disaster relief, as a tool to threaten state officials who disagree with the president’s priorities.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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nonpartisan
adjective
non·par·ti·san
(ˈ)nän-ˈpärt-ə-zən
-sən
: not partisan
especially
: free from party ties, bias, or designation
a nonpartisan ballot
a nonpartisan committee
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