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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The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center estimates that the total amount of federal relief measures taken after the COVID-19 pandemic—much of which was Former President Biden’s policies— amounted to $5 trillion, resulting in deficits not seen outside of wartime.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
With membership that included Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland, the Committee took out ads in The Hollywood Reporter to detail their nonpartisan agenda.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Like most local elections, Olathe City Council races are nominally nonpartisan contests.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
The state provides about $115 million per month in FoodShare benefits, all of which is funded by the federal government, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
With membership that included Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland, the Committee took out ads in The Hollywood Reporter to detail their nonpartisan agenda.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Like most local elections, Olathe City Council races are nominally nonpartisan contests.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
The state provides about $115 million per month in FoodShare benefits, all of which is funded by the federal government, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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