nonpartisan

adjective

non·​par·​ti·​san ˌnän-ˈpär-tə-zən How to pronounce nonpartisan (audio)
-sən
: not partisan
especially : free from party affiliation, bias, or designation
nonpartisan ballot
a nonpartisan board
nonpartisanship noun

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. 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 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonpartisan was in 1843

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“Nonpartisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpartisan. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.

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nonpartisan

adjective
non·​par·​ti·​san (ˈ)nän-ˈpärt-ə-zən How to pronounce nonpartisan (audio)
-sən
: not partisan
especially : free from party ties, bias, or designation
a nonpartisan ballot
a nonpartisan committee

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