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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House Bill 369, which recently passed the Georgia Senate, would require certain county offices — including district attorneys, county commissioners, and tax commissioners — to run in nonpartisan elections in counties like Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Clayton, and Cobb starting in 2028.
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Cbs Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Ritter’s proposal came several hours before the legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal office projected an operating deficit of nearly $30 million in the state’s general fund — a sharp contrast from the booming surpluses of the past seven years.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Alexander, head of the nonpartisan California Voter Foundation, has spent more than three decades working to make the state’s elections more efficient, more transparent and more accountable.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia currently offer undocumented immigrants in-state tuition, according to the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, a nonpartisan coalition of college and university leaders.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
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Cbs Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Ritter’s proposal came several hours before the legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal office projected an operating deficit of nearly $30 million in the state’s general fund — a sharp contrast from the booming surpluses of the past seven years.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Alexander, head of the nonpartisan California Voter Foundation, has spent more than three decades working to make the state’s elections more efficient, more transparent and more accountable.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia currently offer undocumented immigrants in-state tuition, according to the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, a nonpartisan coalition of college and university leaders.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nonpartisan
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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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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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