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
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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Originally published by the Alaska Beacon, an independent, nonpartisan news organization that covers Alaska state government.
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Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2023
Instead, the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, a nonpartisan association of Georgia district attorneys, is expected to appoint another prosecutor to decide if any charges should be brought against Jones.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2023
Some types of cancer on the decline since HPV vaccine emerged
HPV vaccines have been administered in the U.S. since 2006, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health policy research group.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
According to the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 85% of capital gains go to the wealthiest 5% of taxpayers.
—E. Napoletano, wsj.com, 8 Sep. 2023
At least one nonpartisan political analysis has predicted that at least one Alabama district could become an election tossup with a new map, given that Black voters in Alabama tend to vote for Democratic candidates.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
The Board of Education is nonpartisan and Malveaux and Zihmer are both registered as nonpartisan candidates.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2023
At least one nonpartisan political analysis has predicted that an Alabama district could become an election tossup with a new map, given that Black voters in Alabama tend to vote for Democratic candidates.
—Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
According to the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project, only four of the 40 state Senate seats are toss-ups.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
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Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2023
Instead, the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, a nonpartisan association of Georgia district attorneys, is expected to appoint another prosecutor to decide if any charges should be brought against Jones.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2023
Some types of cancer on the decline since HPV vaccine emerged
HPV vaccines have been administered in the U.S. since 2006, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health policy research group.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
According to the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 85% of capital gains go to the wealthiest 5% of taxpayers.
—E. Napoletano, wsj.com, 8 Sep. 2023
At least one nonpartisan political analysis has predicted that at least one Alabama district could become an election tossup with a new map, given that Black voters in Alabama tend to vote for Democratic candidates.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
The Board of Education is nonpartisan and Malveaux and Zihmer are both registered as nonpartisan candidates.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2023
At least one nonpartisan political analysis has predicted that an Alabama district could become an election tossup with a new map, given that Black voters in Alabama tend to vote for Democratic candidates.
—Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
According to the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project, only four of the 40 state Senate seats are toss-ups.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined above
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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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