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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Based on the recommendations of the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, Richardson asked the legislative staff to reach out to the state auditor to evaluate the project.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Justin Callais is chief economist and Clay Routledge is executive vice president and COO at the Archbridge Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
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The local child tax credit is either $0 if Congress is correct or $420 per child if DC gets its way, said the nonpartisan research and educational organization.
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The eventual winner, Laurie Buckhout, had over $1 million in ad spending alone, according to data from the nonpartisan ad-tracking firm AdImpact.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Justin Callais is chief economist and Clay Routledge is executive vice president and COO at the Archbridge Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
—Justin Callais, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
The local child tax credit is either $0 if Congress is correct or $420 per child if DC gets its way, said the nonpartisan research and educational organization.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The eventual winner, Laurie Buckhout, had over $1 million in ad spending alone, according to data from the nonpartisan ad-tracking firm AdImpact.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 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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